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In Chile, day 1, tasting interesting wines with good folk on a Sunday afternoon

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 jamiegoode 1175 Views Grenache, Mencia

I’m in Chile, and arriving Sunday afternoon I headed off to a very informal Sunday afternoon chill with some local

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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

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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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