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Crafted in BC Wines Extended through 2025 Vintage

September 26, 2025 Treve Ring 928 Views british columbia, okanagan, Similkameen

Earlier this week Wine Growers British Columbia announced that the Government of British Columbia is extending the temporary Crafted in

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Bad news from the Okanagan and other regions in BC, Canada: no grapes to be harvested in 2024

February 10, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 19958 Views okanagan

Some bad news from the Okanagan Valley in Canada, the country’s second largest wine region. This is a region that

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Canada Features Profiles 

New releases from Okanagan Crush Pad – one of Canada’s most interesting wineries

March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 jamiegoode 6587 Views okanagan

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the new wines from Haywire/Okanagan Crush Pad Canada is an interesting place for wine

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Canada Features Profiles 

Tantalus: one of the star wineries from the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada

October 28, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 7652 Views okanagan

Tantalus is based in Kelowna, looking down onto the lake. Eric Savics, a stockbroker, bought the property in 2003, which

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Iconic Wineries of British Columbia: tasting some of the Okanagan’s top wines

October 7, 2021October 9, 2021 jamiegoode 10532 Views okanagan

Anthony Von Mandl’s empire of high-end BC wineries continues to grow and evolve. Jamie Goode tastes through some of their

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Canada Profiles 

Lightning Rock, an impressive new producer from Canada’s Okanagan

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8036 Views okanagan

This is a relatively new project from Canada’s Okanagan Valley. Jordan Kubek and Tyler Knight are partners in wine and

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Canada Profiles TOP STORIES 

Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan

February 19, 2020December 23, 2024 jamiegoode 11395 Views bc wine, british columbia, canada, okanagan, syrah

I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant

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Canada Highlights 

Highlights: two sparkling wines from Fitzpatrick, Okanagan, Canada

February 5, 2020February 7, 2020 jamiegoode 5110 Views okanagan, Sparkling wine

Fitzpatrick Fitz Blanc de Blanc 2015 Okanagan, Canada12% alcohol. The Fitzpatrick family owned Cedar Creek, and when they sold to

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Canada Profiles 

Alternative Okanagan: Anthony Buchanan Wines

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 jamiegoode 7377 Views okanagan

Canada’s Okanagan Valley has lots of different wineries, ranging from big operations to tiny boutique ones. On a recent trip

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Nichol Syrah Old Vines 2017 Naramata, Okanagan, Canada

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 jamiegoode 5077 Views canada, okanagan, syrah

Nichol Syrah Old Vines 2017 Naramata, Okanagan, CanadaThis wine is made from 17 rows of Syrah that are the oldest plantings

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Features

Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
England Features Latest 

Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever

October 10, 2025 jamiegoode

Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
Features Latest 

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Features Italy Latest 

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 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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