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Video: In Rioja, visiting 10 wineries with World’s Best Vineyards

July 16, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 3832 Views Rioja

In July 2023 Jamie Goode joined a trip with World’s Best Vineyards competition to Rioja, visiting 10 leading wineries in

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Ripa, a rosé from Rioja that’s being dubbed the new Tondonia

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 jamiegoode 8511 Views Rioja, Rose

Ripa. It has been dubbed the new Tondonio rosé, but half the price. [For those not in the know, the

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Spain 

Modernity meets tradition in Rioja: interviewing Victor Urrutia of CVNE

April 20, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8694 Views Rioja

A wine region born of industry and necessity – just a few hour’s drive from Bordeaux – Rioja was the

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Spain 

Modern, finessed Rioja: the exciting wines of Gómez Cruzado

March 31, 2022May 15, 2022 Treve Ring 6539 Views Rioja

The history of Bodegas Y Viñedos de Gómez Cruzado goes back to 1886, when Ángel Gómez de Arteche, a relative

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Lalomba: an exciting new project from Rioja

March 6, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 7501 Views Rioja

[Original article from October 2020, updated March 2022] Lalomba is an exciting new project from Ramón Bilbao, one of Spain’s

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodega Lanzaga Corriente 2017 Rioja

March 22, 2021 jamiegoode 6366 Views Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez is well known for his wine brand that covers many of Spain’s top regions. He returned to Rioja

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial 2001 Rioja, Spain

January 3, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 7203 Views Rioja

This is a deeply impressive Rioja Reserva from La Rioja Alta, which is ageing beautifully. 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha.

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Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2014 Rioja, Spain

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 jamiegoode 7868 Views Rioja

La Rioja Alta is one of the classic wineries of Rioja. They have three Reserva Wine brands, Alberdi, Arana and

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Abel Mendoza Virua Rioja Blanco 2018 Spain

July 12, 2020 jamiegoode 4024 Views Rioja

White Rioja can be annoyingly oaky. That’s because in this region, dominated by factory wineries, it’s common to ferment white

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Ramōn Bilbao Viñedos de Altura 2016 Rioja

January 20, 2020 jamiegoode 5091 Views Rioja

It’s encouraging to see fresher, more vital, terroir-style wines from Rioja. This was good. Ramōn Bilbao Viñedos de Altura 2016

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The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland
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The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland

March 22, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.schottweine.ch/ and https://www.aromaderlandschaft.ch/ I’ll admit to being smitten by the wines of Anne-Claire Schott, who is based in Neuchatel,

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer
England Features Latest Profiles 

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer

March 20, 2026March 21, 2026 jamiegoode
fryers cove bamboes bay
Features Latest South Africa 

Fryer’s Cove: precise wines from the cool west coast of South Africa

March 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
Features Latest Portugal 

Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge

March 19, 2026March 20, 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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