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Features Portugal 

Three Vintage 2022 Ports from Taylor and Fonseca including a new bottling called Sentinels

December 18, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2359 Views Douro, Port

As a vintage, 2022 was heading for disaster – it was just so dry. Between November 2021 and February 2022

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Features Portugal 

Quinta do Poeta, a new Douro winery

April 18, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4177 Views Douro

The poet in question is Fausto José dos Santos Júnior (1903-1975), who was born in Aldeia de Cima in the

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Highlights: Maçanita Vinhos Letra F Vinho de Mistura 2022, Douro Valley, Portugal

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Treve Ring 4463 Views Douro, Old vines

Letra F refers to the last letter in the grade for the categorization system for port grapes in the Douro,

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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: three vintages of the Cedro do Noval Branco

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4245 Views Douro

When it comes to table wines, we tend to think of the Douro as a red wine region, but it’s

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Herdade do Rocim and friends: the wines of Pedro Ribeiro

January 5, 2023November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 9225 Views Alentejo, Dao, Douro

Website: https://rocim.pt/en/ With the wines of Herdade do Rocim and his own project Bojador, as well as a string of

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Features Portugal 

Poças: a Portuguese Port house now making some exceptional Douro table wines

December 7, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5025 Views Douro

Website: https://pocas.pt/en/# One Douro estate that has been taking my eye of late is Poças. They are a family owned

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Highlights: four Ports to consider for the festive season

November 21, 2022 jamiegoode 5286 Views Douro, Port

I love Port, and I kind of wish (for the sake of the Port producers) that it wasn’t such a

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Exciting wines from five new projects high up in Portugal’s Douro region

September 24, 2022 jamiegoode 6980 Views Douro

The Douro Valley is proving to be an exciting place for small winery projects, and one hotspot is in the

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The wines of Quinta de La Rosa, Douro, Portugal

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 5955 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

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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 8135 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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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
Features Poland 

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 jamiegoode
A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode

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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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