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Thomas Bachelder Niagara Canada
Canada Features Latest Profiles Regions 

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

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 657 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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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Flint Vineyard Pinot Noir Precoce 2025 England

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 jamiegoode 614 Views Fruhburgunder, pinot noir

Website: https://flintvineyard.com/products/pinot-noir-precoce-2025 So nice to see wines like this coming from the UK. I love what Flint, who are based

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Tawse winery
Canada Features Latest 

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 1110 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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Features Latest New Zealand Profiles 

Prophet’s Rock in Central Otago is one of New Zealand’s top wineries, excelling with Pinot Noir, Riesling and Pinot Gris

April 18, 2026 jamiegoode 1706 Views Central Otago, pinot gris, pinot noir

Website: https://www.prophetsrock.co.nz/ At wine Paris I caught up with Paul Pujol (pictured above) to taste through the new releases from

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New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 jamiegoode 16428 Views pinot noir

Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of

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Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

New Zealand Pinot Noir is in a good place! Tasting 27 examples from across the country

February 25, 2026 jamiegoode 1904 Views pinot noir

These wines were tasted at the new release tasting in London, October 2025. A good selection from across New Zealand

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Australia Features Latest 

Goode’s Cribsheets (5) Victorian Pinot Noir

February 14, 2026 jamiegoode 851 Views pinot noir

Victoria may be the second smallest state in Australia, but it has an amazing diversity of wine regions, including many

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amayna leyda chile
Chile Features Latest 

Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 jamiegoode 1502 Views Leyda, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Website: https://vgs.cl/en/ Garcés Silva is a winery whose name isn’t well known, but they are important in the story of

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Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode 1924 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir, Willamette

Website: https://www.grochaucellars.com/ John Grochau started his winery in 2002, initially using his own name, but later switching it to GC

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Features Latest Oregon 

Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 jamiegoode 2549 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: www.adelsheim.com It was back in 1971 that David and Ginny Adelsheim (pronounced Addles-Hyme) joined the very small band of

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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan
Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.margan.com.au/ Margan is an important Hunter Valley producer making some very interesting wines, and championing newer varieties that show

Exploring the Hunter Valley (2) judging the Hunter Valley Wine Show
Australia Features Latest 

Exploring the Hunter Valley (2) judging the Hunter Valley Wine Show

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region (1) introduction
Australia Features Latest Regions 

Exploring the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region (1) introduction

August 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Four wines from Virginia in the USA
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Four wines from Virginia in the USA

August 17, 2026August 17, 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.

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