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Thomas Bachelder Niagara Canada
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Bachelder revisited: tasting through the 2023s from this important Canadian producer, who is mapping Niagara one vineyard at a time

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 844 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

It was great to take the opportunity to taste once again with Thomas Bachelder, one of Canada’s top winemakers. Geoffrey

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Tawse winery
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Celebrating 25 years of star Canadian winery Tawse, with Celebrating 25 years of Tawse with two pairs of wines, one current, one archive

June 13, 2026 jamiegoode 1190 Views Chardonnay, Niagara, pinot noir

Tawse, one of Canada’s top wineries, is 25. And last night, on my arrival into Niagara in advance of justing

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Canada Features 

Therianthropy Wines: a rising garagiste collective from Niagara, Ontario (updated July 2025)

July 25, 2025July 26, 2025 Treve Ring 12325 Views cabernet franc, Niagara, Ontario

Therianthropy is the mythical process of shapeshifting, which is another way to view turning nature into wine. Therianthropy Wines is

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Canada Features 

In Niagara: Catching up with Thomas Bachelder

May 15, 2025January 15, 2026 Treve Ring 5499 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

Thomas Bachelder is one of Canada’s beacon winemakers, championing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and in the last years Gamay, though a

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Canada Features 

In Niagara, Canada (17) Ferox

January 6, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 4144 Views Niagara

I visited Ferox, a relatively new winery in Niagara, with assistant winemaker Cubby Sadoon. It has a very different, and

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (16) MW Cellars, offering quality and value

September 3, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4369 Views Niagara

What kind of person opens up two wineries in 2 months? Marty and Rachael Werner, of course, following up the

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (15) King and Victoria

August 25, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4497 Views Niagara

Website: https://kingandvictoria.com/ King and Victoria are based in the Twenty Mile Bench appellation of Niagara, Canada. They own the Hanck

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (13) Meldville, with Derek Barnett

August 18, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4706 Views Niagara

Website: https://meldvillewines.com/about/ I first met Derek Barnett on my first trip to Niagara back in 2013, when he was making

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In Niagara (12) Stratus, an important Niagara winery, in a fine-tuning phase

August 11, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 6623 Views Niagara

Website: https://stratuswines.com/ Stratus are an important winery for Niagara, and like many wineries in this region they have been on

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In Niagara (11) Dobbin, an exciting new winery

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 jamiegoode 4966 Views Niagara

Website: https://dobbinestate.com/ Dobbin is an exciting new winery on the Twenty Mile Bench in Canada’s Niagara region, and it’s based

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
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

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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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