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Visiting Quinta do Infantado: a leading producer of Port and table wines from Portugal’s Douro

July 3, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 6811 Views Douro

Website: https://quintadoinfantado.com/en/ I first visited Quinta do Infantado 20 years ago, in May 2002 when I toured the Douro for

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Tasting the Latest Releases from António Maçanita

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021 Treve Ring 9113 Views Alentejo, Azores, Douro

Charismatic António Maçanita is a familiar name in the Portuguese wine world, releasing more than 50 labels each year. In

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The elderberry bag: an interesting chapter in the history of Port

August 16, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6933 Views Douro

Port has had a really interesting history. Quite naturally, this is tied into the history of the Douro, but Port

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The wines of Luis Seabra, Portugal

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 jamiegoode 15196 Views Dão, Douro, granite, Schist, Vinho Verde

Luis Seabra made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving to set up his own project in 2013. Seabra’s

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The wines of Quinta da Boavista, Douro, Portugal

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 jamiegoode 7135 Views Douro

Website: https://quintadaboavista.com/en/ Boavista is an important Quinta in the Cima Corgo subregion of the Douro. It is best known for

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Niepoort launch their amazing 2019 Vintage Port

April 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 11589 Views Douro, Port

Niepoort have launched their 2019 Vintage Port, in a tasting beamed live from the Niepoort Lodge in Vila Nova de

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The wines of Pormenor, Douro, Portugal

January 8, 2021 jamiegoode 10335 Views Douro

Pedro Coelho is the winemaker behind Douro winery Pormenor. He explains that his philosophy is to make wines with minimal

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PORT.CLUB by Churchill’s

December 22, 2020 jamiegoode 6960 Views Douro, Port

Port.Club is a new membership retail platform by the Port House Churchill’s. For a drink that has laboured under a

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: El3mento 2017 Douro, Portugal

December 18, 2020July 3, 2025 jamiegoode 6962 Views Douro

El3mento is a joint venture between Niepoort winemaker Luís Pedro and Carmelo Peña (who makes wines in the Canary Islands

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Highlights: Niepoort Batuta 2018 Douro, Portugal

November 21, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 6846 Views Douro

Dirk Niepoort is, for me, one of the most important winegrowers globally (there’s a review of his work from a

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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley
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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 jamiegoode

Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.

Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 jamiegoode
Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
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Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry
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The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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