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France Highlights Latest 

Highlights: François Villard L’appel des Sereines Syrah 2017, Northern Rhône, France

January 20, 2021 Treve Ring 132 Views Northern Rhone, syrah

François Villard is well known in the Northern Rhone for his masterful and poetic Côte-Rôtie and Saint-Joseph. Starting off his

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California Highlights 

Highlights: The Ojai Vineyard Syrah 2017 Santa Barbara County, California

January 6, 2021January 18, 2021 jamiegoode 913 Views syrah

Syrah from a cool-ish climate in California. It’s a variety you’d think would be thriving in California, but it hasn’t

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Cortes de Cima Incógnito 2013 Alentejo, Portugal

December 6, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 990 Views Alentejo, syrah

There’s an interesting story behind this wine. Incógnito is the famous Syrah made by Cortes de Cima, first produced in

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Jean-Luc Jamet Valine 2018 Collines-Rhodaniennes, France

October 28, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 862 Views syrah

The Jamet story is not a straightforward one. Brothers Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul worked together for many years at Domaine Jamet,

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Latest Washington State 

Highlights: Reynvaan In The Rocks Syrah 2016 Walla Walla

May 2, 2020 jamiegoode 989 Views syrah

Reynvaan Family Vineyards In The Rocks Syrah 2016 Walla Walla, Washington State13.5% alcohol. This is so distinctive, and quite beautiful.

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Highlights Latest Washington State 

Highlights: Gramercy Cellars John Lewis Syrah 2012 Washington State

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 jamiegoode 588 Views syrah

So, tonight I did my first Instagram Live session. It was the first of a new Wine Zones series from

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Profiles Washington State 

Washington State wine: Gramercy Cellars, Walla Walla

March 12, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 1715 Views syrah

Greg Harrington has the coveted Master Sommelier (MS) qualification (he got it aged just 26), and in 2005 he started

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Canada Latest Profiles TOP STORIES 

Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan

February 19, 2020October 7, 2020 jamiegoode 1951 Views bc wine, british columbia, canada, okanagan, syrah

I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant

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Burgundy Profiles 

Domaine de Thalie: characterful organic wines from the Mâconnais, Bourgogne

February 10, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 2391 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir, syrah

Peter Gierszewski created Domaine de Thalie, in the Mâcon region of Bourgogne, a decade ago. He now has 4.5 hectares

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California 

Some fine Californian wines from UK importer Roberson

December 28, 2019 jamiegoode 1492 Views pinot noir, syrah

Roberson wine have, for some time now, been championing new-wave Californian wines in the UK, and they have gathered an

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Família Nin-Ortiz: terroir-driven wines from Priorat in Spain
Features Latest Profiles Spain 

Família Nin-Ortiz: terroir-driven wines from Priorat in Spain

January 16, 2021January 18, 2021 jamiegoode

The story of Nin-Ortiz is a lovely one. It’s of two people with a shared vision finding each other, and

A celebration of the underdog vintages: Burgundy 2017 and Barolo 2014
Burgundy Features Italy 

A celebration of the underdog vintages: Burgundy 2017 and Barolo 2014

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 jamiegoode
Cartier, Cahors, natural wine and dead Brit bits
Features France 

Cartier, Cahors, natural wine and dead Brit bits

January 13, 2021January 18, 2021 Lisse Garnett
Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist
California Features Profiles 

Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 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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