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Features Latest New Zealand 

2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 jamiegoode 514 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Hawke’s Bay is proving to be an amazing region for Chardonnay, making some of New Zealand’s best examples. This was

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

December 21, 2025January 5, 2026 jamiegoode 1894 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovich was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.

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Features New Zealand 

Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay: a top 12 from the 2022 vintage in this important New Zealand wine region

August 7, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 3896 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

These Chardonnays were selected by Cameron Douglas, MS, as the Hawke’s Bay Annual Chardonnay Collection Vintage 2022. 42 wines submitted,

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The Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay collection 2021 vintage: some of New Zealand’s best Chardonnays

December 26, 2023 jamiegoode 4470 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Hawke’s Bay has a had a good run of recent vintages, despite the awful floods that hit in February 2023,

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Invincible, a new Douro star winery from Marc Kent and Rita Marques
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Invincible, a new Douro star winery from Marc Kent and Rita Marques

April 14, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://invincible.com.pt/ This is the Douro project of Marc Kent and Rita Marques. Marc is well known as the founder

Brindiwell, a new producer in Devon, England
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Brindiwell, a new producer in Devon, England

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand
Features Latest New to wine Sparkling wine 

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 jamiegoode
Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
Burgundy Features Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne

April 12, 2026April 12, 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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