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Highlights: Roebuck Rosé de Noirs 2018 Sussex, England

August 26, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1428 Views Sparkling wine

I’m a big fan of English fizz house Roebuck, whose wines I’ve reviewed here before a few times (here, here

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Highlights: Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England

August 10, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 1898 Views Sparkling wine

Website:  https://raimes.co.uk/ Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England12% alcohol. 100% Chardonnay from the South Downs, made at Hattingley. 46

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Leonardslee, a new sparkling wine producer from Sussex, England

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 jamiegoode 2444 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://leonardsleefamilyvineyards.com/leonardslee-wine-estate Leonardslee is the project of Penny Streeter and her family. It’s a Sussex estate that she acquired in

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Highlights: Weyborne, a new-ish English sparkling wine producer tilting at the top

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 2717 Views Sparkling wine

Owner Nick Clarke to purchased the historic Blackdown Park estate in 2010 (near Haslemere, Surrey), and has planted 25 acres

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In Niagara (10) York Vineyards, an exciting new sparkling wine specialist

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 3567 Views Sparkling wine

It’s often said that if you want to make traditional-method sparkling wine well, you have to specialise in it. And

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Paragon and Inversion: two stunning prestige cuvées from English sparkling wine produced Black Chalk

May 4, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3192 Views Sparkling wine

These two prestige cuvées from Black Chalk have both spent 26 months on lees, which is relatively short for such

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Highlights: Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvée 2018 England

April 24, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 2927 Views Sparkling wine

In recent years, Roebuck Estates has emerged as one of the best English sparkling wine producers. They have four vineyards across

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Highlights: Exton Park Blanc de Noirs 2014 England

April 7, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 2651 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://extonparkvineyard.com/ Exton Park Blanc de Noirs 2014 Hampshire, England11.5% alcohol. Pinot Noir, 7 years on lees, disgorged in 2022.

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Highlights: the white and rosé Nyetimber 1086 wines, icon-level English sparkling wines

March 29, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 2391 Views Sparkling wine

Nyetimber’s presige cuvées are named 1086, referencing the date of the Nyetimber manor’s inclusion in the Doomsday book. They are

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Highlights: Westwell Pinot Meunier Multi Vintage, England

March 9, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 2451 Views Pinot Meunier, Sparkling wine

This is an interesting project. It’s a traditional method sparkling wine made with no additions at all. This comes from

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Australian Chardonnay: a deep dive into this exciting category
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Australian Chardonnay: a deep dive into this exciting category

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 jamiegoode

We are so familiar with Chardonnay as an important part of Australia’s wine offering that it’s surprising to learn that

Slovenia: Šuklje, taking Blaufränkisch to new levels in Bela Krajina
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Slovenia: Šuklje, taking Blaufränkisch to new levels in Bela Krajina

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 jamiegoode
Slovenia: Guerila, an impressive naturally oriented winery in Vipavska
Features Latest Slovenia 

Slovenia: Guerila, an impressive naturally oriented winery in Vipavska

July 10, 2025 jamiegoode
Clos d’Entre des Murs: a remarkable walled vineyard in the Loire, full of walls inside!
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Clos d’Entre des Murs: a remarkable walled vineyard in the Loire, full of walls inside!

July 9, 2025 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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