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Crafted in BC Wines Extended through 2025 Vintage

September 26, 2025 Treve Ring 3139 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 21363 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 7240 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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Tantalus: one of the star wineries from the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada

October 28, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 8766 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 11763 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 8748 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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Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan

February 19, 2020December 23, 2024 jamiegoode 12832 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 5673 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 8151 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 5609 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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Esterházy, a historical estate reborn, making lovely wines from Austria’s Leithaberg (Burgenland) region
Austria Features Latest 

Esterházy, a historical estate reborn, making lovely wines from Austria’s Leithaberg (Burgenland) region

May 21, 2026May 22, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://esterhazywein.at/en/ Esterházy is a historic estate, located in the Leithaberg subregion of Burgenland. The Esterházy castle, owned by the

Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region
Austria Features Latest 

Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 jamiegoode
Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy
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Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy

May 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu
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Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu

May 15, 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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