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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 1014 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 15900 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 1643 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 683 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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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 1123 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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Features Latest Oregon 

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

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode 1334 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 1933 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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Features Latest New Zealand 

Blank Canvas, retelling the Marlborough story through some impressive single-vineyard wines

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 jamiegoode 949 Views Chardonnay, Marlborough, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Website: https://blankcanvaswines.com/ Blank Canvas is the project of well-known Marlborough consultant winemaker Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson. Until very recently

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Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 jamiegoode 11115 Views Chardonnay, Marlborough, pinot noir

For me, Corofin is one of Marlborough’s (and New Zealand’s) most exciting wine projects. The people behind it are Mike

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California Features Latest 

Failla Wines: beautiful site-specific wines from some of northern California’s best vineyards

December 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1464 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://www.faillawines.com/ Ehren Jordan is the winemaker and owner at Failla, and he’s quite a dude. He got his first

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United States of Blaufränkisch (4) Austria
Austria Features Latest 

United States of Blaufränkisch (4) Austria

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Austria has more examples of Blaufränkisch in this selection than any other country, and this is fair, because it has

Champagne Michel Gonet: one to watch, if they aren’t already on your radar
Champagne Features Latest 

Champagne Michel Gonet: one to watch, if they aren’t already on your radar

June 7, 2026 jamiegoode
United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany
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United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 jamiegoode
The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo
Features Latest Portugal 

The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo

June 5, 2026June 5, 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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