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Giant Steps, Yarra Valley: Australia’s winery of the year launches the first wines from the remarkable Bastard Hill vineyard

August 21, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 9450 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.giantstepswine.com.au/ Giant Steps is a Yarra Valley winery that’s currently in the spotlight, winning the 2025 Halliday Guide Winery

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Highlights: Riverview Pinot Noir 2021 Crouch Valley, Essex

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 jamiegoode 2606 Views pinot noir

Website: https://riverviewcrouchvalley.com/ It’s an interesting time for English still wines at the moment, and the Crouch Valley in Essex is

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (1): exploring the neighbourhoods through the lens of Pinot Noir

July 20, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 8237 Views pinot noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Back in 2003 the Russian River Pinot Forum was first established. The goal was to educate wine buyers about what

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In Niagara (7) Domaine Le Clos Jordanne, Burgundy meets Canada

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 jamiegoode 3731 Views Chardonnay, Niagara, pinot noir

Website: https://www.leclosjordanne.com/ Le Clos Jordanne began in 2000 as a prestige, vineyard-focused Pinot Noir and Chardonnay project. It was a

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Domaine des Lambrays: hitting fresh heights with a new cellar and some new wines, plus two gems from the 1930s

June 13, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 5664 Views pinot noir

Website: https://www.lambrays.com/en/le-domaine-des-lambrays/ It’s rare to get a chance to taste through so many wines from a top Burgundy producer in

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William Downie, one of Australia’s most thoughtful winegrowers, based in Gippsland, Victoria

June 10, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 7835 Views Gippsland, pinot noir

Website: https://www.williamdownie.com.au/ William Downie is one of the most thoughtful and interesting winegrowers in Australia. I visited back in December

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Highlights: Martin’s Lane Vineyard Founder’s Vintage Pinot Noir 2022 Crouch Valley, Essex, England

April 23, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3071 Views pinot noir

This is a remarkable expression of English Pinot Noir, from a special vineyard in the Crouch Valley (one which lots

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The wines of Giant Steps, Yarra Valley and Tasmania, Australia

April 22, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5958 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.giantstepswine.com.au/ It’s a new era for Yarra Valley winery Giant Steps. It was recently purchased by Jackson Family Wines,

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Highlights: Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand

March 26, 2024 jamiegoode 4592 Views pinot noir

Website: https://www.prophetsrock.co.nz/ Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand13.5% alcohol. Since 2005, Paul Pujol has been

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New (2022 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 13041 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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The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best
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The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://rocim.pt/en/ This was a tasting of some of the wines of Herdarde do Rocim and their associated wineries, presented

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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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