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A full listing of major additions to the wineanorak site
(This list doesn't include blog postings, made daily)

• Visiting Fedellos do Couto: naturally made wines from Spain's Ribeira Sacra (02/09/18)

• Champagne Gosset: visiting the region's oldest winery (30/08/18)

• Mee Godard: part 10, Beaujolais series (28/08/18)

• Painted Rock: part 9, Okanagan (Canada) series (26/08/18)

• Ulysse Collin: visiting this exciting grower with Olivier Collin (22/08/18)

• Champagne Pierre Péters: visiting this star grower (20/08/18)

• Thillardon: part 9, Beaujolais series (18/08/18)

• Domaine Jules Desjourneys: part 8, Beaujolais series (15/08/18)

• Domaine Marcel Lapierre: part 7, Beaujolais series (02/07/18)

• Jean-Marc Burgaud: part 6, Beaujolais series (01/07/18)

• Hans Herzog: distinctive wines from Marlborough, New Zealand (30/06/18)

• Quinta do Zimbro: part 3, Douro revisited (27/05/18)

• Big Head: distinctive and interesting wines from Niagara, Canada (16/05/18)

• Yann Bertrand, Fleurie: part 3, Beaujolais series (15/05/18)

• Ten Minutes by Tractor: fab wines from this Mornington Peninsula star (14/05/18)

• Bago de Touriga: innovative Douro micronegociant (12/05/18)

• Quinta do Infantado: visiting this Douro producer who pioneered Douro Port bottling (11/05/18)

• Arnot Roberts: one of California's most interesting producers (09/03/18)

• MCC: an epic tasting of 93 of South Africa's best sparkling wines (07/03/18)

• Champagne tasting: how do the famous names stack up? (02/02/18)

• Henri Bourgeois: visiting this Sancerre star (15/01/18)

• Ganevat: a sort of pilgrimage to this famed natural Jura producer (13/12/17)

• Carnuntum: an extensive tasting of wines from this upcoming Austrian wine region (02/09/17)

• Kooyong: visiting one of the top producers in the Mornington Peninsula (29/08/17)

• Prophet's Rock: one of Central Otago's star wineries, making elegant, pure wines (27/08/17)

• Seven Hills: lovely, balanced wines from Walla Walla, Washington State (17/08/17)

• Burn Cottage: visiting this exciting Central Otago winery (16/08/17)

• Synchromesh: brilliant Rieslings from this Okanagan (Canada) producer

• Division Wine Company: interesting wines from this Portland urban winery (10/08/17) (15/08/17)

• Beckham Estate: brilliant wines from Oregon's amphora experts (09/08/17)

• Brewer Clifton: boutique wines from California's Santa Rita Hills (05/08/17)

• Champagne Tarlant: impressive grower fizz from zero dosage specialists (03/08/17)

• Jim Clenenden and Au Bon Climat: visiting one of California's most celebrated producers (18/07/17)

• Champagne Jacques Selosse: a great tasting with Anselme, Champagne series part 3 (17/07/17)

• Visiting Bruno Paillard: part 2, Champagne series (16/07/17)

• Yangarra, Noon and Kay Brothers: visiting three McLaren Vale producers (13/07/17)

• Craven Wines: brilliant single-site Stellenbosch wines from Mick and Jeanine Craven (12/07/17)

• JL Vergnon: visiting this fabulous grower Champagne producer (31/05/17)

• Ocean Eight: superb wines from this small Mornington producer (30/05/17)

• Montalto: part 3, Mornington Peninsula series (26/05/17)

• Creation: another leading Hemel-en-Aarde producer (24/05/17)

• Newton Johnson: visiting one of the stars of South Africa's Hemel-en-Aarde (08/05/17)

• Paringa Estate, part 2, Mornington Peninsula series (01/05/17)

• Madeira, the niche of the niche: visiting this remarkable wine island (13/04/17)

• Restless River: an exciting producer from Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa (08/04/17)

• Iona: visiting this leading Elgin producer (07/04/17)
• Elgin Ridge and Almenkerk, two Elgin producer profiles (16/03/17)
• Introducing Elgin, South Africa's coolest wine region (14/03/17)
• Videos page updated with some new wine films (14/03/17)
• Introducing the Mornington Peninsula: a visit to Australia's premier Pinot Noir region (23/02/17)
• Francois Villard: lovely wines from the northern Rhone (25/01/17)
• Vintae, part 3: in the vineyards of Rioja (22/01/17)
• Vintae, part 2: the Garnachas de Espana project (20/01/17)
• Mark Haisma: another Aussie in Burgundy, with his 2015s (17/01/17)
• Jane Eyre: an Australian in Burgundy, including her 2015s (16/01/17)
• Le Grappin: Andrew and Emma Nielsen's Burgundy and Beaujolais wines (15/01/17)
• Rippon: visiting this important Central Otago producer (10/01/17)
• Long Shadows, Gordon Estate and Pacific Rim: three more Washington State wineries reviewed (09/01/17)
• Flat Rock: lovely Riesling, Pinot and Chardonnay from Canada's Niagara (09/01/17)
• Bekkers: elegant wines from Australia's McLaren Vale (08/01/17)
• Château Roubine: part 10, Provence wine series (28/12/16)
• Brash Higgins: eclectic and lovely wines from Brad Hickey in Australia's McLaren Vale (23/12/16)
• Ciel du Cheval, Col Solare, Badger Mountain/Powers and J Bookwalter: four more Washington State profiles added (08/12/16)
• Arianna Occhipinti: elegant, detailed wines from Sicily (08/11/16)
• Elisabetta Foradori: lovely wines from Italy's Trentino (06/11/16)
• Jamie and Treve's Sekt Tape: I join forces with Canadian journalist to investigate Sekt, Germany's sparkling wine, in this eight-part series, with a film (05/11/16)
• Kayra: an extensive tasting of wines from this Turkish producer with winemaker Daniel O'Donnell (03/11/16)
• hâteau Le Puy: Bordeaux's natural wine pioneer (01/11/16)
• Gut Oggau: naturally made wines from Austria's Burgenland region (31/10/16)
• VDP tasting 2016: Riesling GGs from Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Rheingau (28/10/16)
• Videos page updated (21/10/16)
• 2015 Mosel Riesling Grosses Gewachs: tasting 49 top wines at the VDP tasting (04/10/16)
• The Scholium Project: interesting Californian wines from Abe Schoener (22/08/16)
• Riesling Rendezvous: blind tasting 20 dry global Rieslings (17/08/16)
• Giaconda: revisiting this amazing Australian producer (07/08/16)
• Ancre Hill Estates: visiting this impressive biodynamic Welsh winery (06/08/16)
• Judgement of BC: Canadian Riesling and Pinot Noir take on the world (22/07/16)
• Maude Wines: part 1, South Island NZ road trip (30/06/16)
• Closing speech from the ICCWS 2016: my keynote from the cool climate symposium last month (11/06/16)
• Kumeu River: an extensive tasting of these remarkable New Zealand Chardonnays from West Auckland (01/06/16)
• Domaine Queylus: revisiting Canada's Niagara region, part 2 (30/05/16)
• Tscheppe: brilliant biodynamic natural wines from southern Styria, Austria (13/04/16)
• Finca Allende: top modern Rioja producer reviewed (29/03/16)
• Domaines Lupier: old vine Garnacha from high up in Navarra, Spain (28/03/16)
• Creekside: revisiting Canada's Niagara wine region, part 1 (23/03/16)
• Landau du Val: amazing old vine Semillon from Franschhoek (24/03/16)
• Biecher & Schaal: top Alsace wines from Julien Schaal (20/03/16)
• Ruinart: tasting the superb Dom Ruinart Champagnes with Frédéric Panaïotis (11/01/16)
• Moët et Chandon: geeky Champagne talk with chef de cave Benoît Gouez (07/01/16)
• Jean Stodden: Pinot Noir specialist from Germany's Ahr Valley (06/01/16)
• Domaine de la Côte: brilliant range of Pinots from this top producer in California's Santa Rita Hills (05/01/16)
• Hambledon Vineyard: one of the stars of the rise in English sparkling wine (29/12/15)
• Milbrandt Vineyards: part 11, Washington State wine (28/12/15)
• Walter Scott Wines: assured wines from top Oregon vineyards (22/12/15)
• Mud House: some nice wines from this South Island producer (19/12/15)
• Westrey: lovely wines from this small Oregon producer (17/12/15)
• Forjas del Salnés: beautiful whites and reds from Rías Baixas, Spain (15/12/15)
• Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines: one of South Africa's most interesting producers (08/12/15)
• Adelsheim: important Oregon producer reviewed (02/10/15)
• Chateau Ste Michelle and Andrew Will: two more Washington State profiles (28/09/15)
• Savage Grace: interesting wines from Washington State (26/09/15)
• Meyer Näkel: visiting this leading producer from Germany's Ahr valley (21/09/15)
• Washington write ups: Betz, Columbia Winery, De Lille and WT Vintners (20/09/15)
• Washington State: visiting this important US wine region, 1, an introduction (18/09/15)
• Candialle: an in-depth look at running this Chianti Classico estate with a thoughtful Finnish owner (11/09/15)
• Longridge: Stellenbosch Estate now making lovely naturally made wines under Jasper Raats (20/08/15)
• Deirdre Heekin's La Garagista: natural wines from a biodynamic vineyard in Vermont (19/08/15)
• Bergström: part 9, Oregon revisited (18/08/15)
• Colene Clemens: part 8, Oregon revisited (16/08/15)
• Thörle: new wave German wines from the Rheinhessen (12/08/15)
• Black Elephant Vinters and Lynx: parts 2 and 3, Franschhoek (08/08/15)
• Franschhoek: visiting this South African wine region, part 1 (06/08/15)
• Visiting Germany's Ahr Valley: part 1, introduction and part 2, JJ Adeneuer (04/08/15)
• Trisaetum: Riesling specialist from Oregon (29/07/15)
• Minuty and Les Maitres Saint Tropez, two more Provence rosé visits (26/07/15)
• Focus on Chablis: 20 wines tasted (23/07/15)
• Gassier and the Vidaubannaise co-op, two more Provence producer reviews (22/07/15)
• Omero Cellars: visiting this impressive Oregon producer (21/07/15)
• Mirabeau and Pigoudet: two more Provence rosé producers reviewed (20/07/15)
• Fontlade and Jas d'Esclans: two Provence rosé producer reports (13/07/15)
• Selling pleasure: the rise of Provence rosé (12/07/15)
• Developing appellations in the new world: a controversial issue explored (19/06/15)
• Single-variety Vinho Verde: visiting four producers in this northern Portuguese region - are single varieties the future? (15/06/15)
• TH Wines: boutique winery in Canada's Okanagan (09/06/15)
• Kumeu River v white Burgundy: a remarkable tasting of top Chardonnays (08/06/15)

• Brooks: superb Riesling and Pinot Noir from Oregon (05/06/15)

• Cockburn's Bicentenary tasting: going back to 1863, some remarkable Ports (23/05/15)

• Oldenburg and Tokara, latest in my Stellenbosch revisited series (18/04/15)

• Léon Beyer: wonderful, long-lived wines from this traditional Alsace producer (08/04/15)

• Nautilus and Fromm: latest producer profiles in my series on Marlborough, New Zealand (06/04/15)
• Benjamin Bridge: top sparkling wines from Nova Scotia, Canada (04/04/15)
• J Christopher: visiting Oregon, part 4 (06/03/15)
• Polyphenols and phenolic compounds in wine: a review (02/03/15)
• Battle of the Bubbles: New Zealand versus England, a sparkling wine fizz-off (26/02/15)
• North Canterbury and the Waipara Valley: physical characteristics, and three profiles added - Alan McCorkindale, Bellbird Spring, and Black Estate (23/02/15)
• István Spiegelberg: lovely whites from Somló, Hungary (22/02/15)
• Château Angélus vertical tasting: with owner Hubert de Boüard (19/02/15)
• Johan Vineyards: part 3, visiting Oregon (17/02/15)
• North Canterbury and the Waipara Valley: part 1, the history of this exciting NZ wine region (16/02/15)
• Weingut Muster: natural wines from South Stryia, Austria (13/02/15)
• Quinta dos Avidagos: Douro producer reviewed (12/02/15)
• Mondillo, Maude and Maori Point, three more Central Otago profiles (05/02/15)
• Domaine de la Romanee Conti: 2012s from DRC (04/02/15)
• Judge Rock and Hawkshead, two more Central Otago profiles (02/02/15)
• Lawson's Dry Hills: part 1 in a series on NZ's Marlborough wine region (29/01/15)
• Two Paddocks, Valli and Surveyor Thomson - three more Central Otago profiles (22/01/14)
• Kutch: impressive, elegant Californian Pinot Noir from Jamie Kutch, including the lovely 2013s (12/01/15)
• The 6th New Year Blind Champagne tasting: some interesting results (02/01/15)
• Haywire and Okanagan Crushpad: part 3, visiting Canada's Okanagan Valley (23/12/14)
• How to run a wine tasting: tips on setting up an educational tasting for non-experts (22/12/14)
• Arianna Occhipinti: lovely naturally made Sicilian wines (22/12/14)
• Michael Hall: terroir-focused Australian micronegociant (20/12/14)
• The Perfect Meal: the new book from Professor Charles Spence (18/12/14)
• Mas Amiel: tasting these Maury wines with owner Olivier Decelle (17/12/14)
• Julia Kemper: great wines from this new-ish Dão producer (16/12/14)
• Sampler Icons: 16 expensive, classic fine wines tasted at this London merchant (15/12/14)
• Lenné: revisiting Oregon, part 2 (10/12/14)
• Visiting Jerez part 5: tasting the Gonzalez Byass range, including Las Palmas (07/12/14)
• Ochota Barrels: superbly elegant wines from Taras Ochota in Australia's Adelaide Hills (06/12/14)
• Visiting Jerez, part 3 how sherry is made and part 4 blending the Las Palmas sherries (04/12/14)
• Visiting Jerez: exploring Sherry and blending the Las Palmas, part 1 in the vineyard and part 2 in Jerez (02/12/14)
• Doctors Flat: visiting this impressive Central Otago Pinot Noir producer (18/11/14)
• Visiting the Okanagan Valley, Canada: part 1, introduction and part 2, Mission Hill (11/11/14)
• Grasshopper Rock: single-vineyard Pinots from Alexandra, Central Otago (31/10/14)
• Marqués de Murrieta: tasting these high-end Riojas, with a vertical of Castillo Ygay back to 1925 (28/10/14)
• Matello Wines, Oregon first part in a series on Oregon wine (12/10/14)
• Vina Carić: nice wines from Hvar, Croatia (11/10/14)
• Heaps Good: classy Slovenian wines from a Kiwi ex-pat (11/10/14)
• Amazing Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée tasting: with winemaker Cyril Brun, comparing different formats (10/10/14)
• Best white wine on earth: Stuart Pigott's new book on Riesling reviewed (09/10/14)
• Rescuing minerality: what is minerality in wine, and how does it relate to terroir? (07/10/14)
• Lowburn Ferry: small, high quality winery from New Zealand's Central Otago (25/09/14)
• Vino di Anna: natural wines from Mount Etna, Sicily (24/09/14)
• Mount Difficulty: visiting Central Otago's largest producer (23/09/14)
• Pegasus Bay: one of New Zealand's leading wineries (22/09/14)
• Ataraxia: impressive Chardonnays from this Hemel-en-Aarde producer (16/09/14)
• Sandhi: new California star (14/09/14)
• Arnot Roberts: exciting, balanced wines from California (03/09/14)
• Delaire Graff: smart Stellenbosch estate reviewed (02/09/14)
• South African Chenin Blanc: results from the Top 10 Challenge, and full scores on 126 wines (31/08/14)
• Giaconda: top Aussie boutique winery from Beechworth (21/08/14)
• Château de Berne: visiting this Provence estate, sailing on Elena, and interviewing Hubert de Boüard (10/08/14)
• Ravine: Cabernet Franc specialists from Niagara, Canada (21/07/14)
• Littorai: one of California's most exciting producers (12/07/14)
• Hidden Bench: leading Niagara producer reviewed (30/06/14)
• Grower Champagne tasting: 16 lovely wines (28/06/14)
• Folding Hill: visiting this impressive boutique Central Otago producer (18/06/14)
• De Morgenzon: rising star in South Africa's Stellenbosch region (17/06/14)
• Golan Heights/Yarden: visiting this important Israeli winery (08/06/14)
• Wooing Tree: part 3, visiting Central Otago (05/06/14)
• Borovitza: terroir-driven, boutique wines from northwest Bulgaria (27/05/14)
• Hamilton Russell: visiting one of South Africa's most celebrated wineries (25/05/14)
• Champagne Charles Heidsieck: some sensational wines, tasted with Thierry Roset (24/05/14)
• 23 fab wines tasted at the Pinot Celebration dinner in NZ: mainly fine Burgundy (19/05/14)
• Hugel: one of the top names in Alsace visited (17/05/14)
• Australian fortified wines: exploring one of Australia's great wine styles, back to 1884 (02/05/14)
• Jean Leon: some lovely wines from this winery with an interesting story (01/05/14)
• Rare grape varieties: a remarkable tasting with Dr Jose Vouillamoz (29/04/14)
• Chard Farm: visiting this Central Otago producer (17/04/14)
• Thelema: part 7, Stellenbosch revisited (09/04/14)
• Gibbston Valley: visiting Central Otago NZ series, part 1 (04/04/14)
• Jásdi: leading winegrower from Hungary's Lake Balaton (03/04/14)
• Bernabé Navarro: striking naturally made wines from Spain's Alicante region (31/03/14)
• Weinbach: an amazing tasting at this star Alsace domaine (28/03/14)
• Newton Johnson: great wines from this Hemel-en-Aarde star (26/03/14)
• Malatinszky: reviewing this celebrated producer from Hungary's Villany region (25/03/14)
• Vadio: impressive wines from Barraida, Portugal (22/03/14)
• Grand Burgundy tasting: at the Central Otago Pinot Noir celebration (14/03/14)
• Northern Rhône 2012: 38 wines tried en primeur (06/03/14)
• Central Otago Pinot Noir, 2012: a masterclass with 12 from 12 (03/03/14)
•  Remirez de Ganuza: one of Rioja's leading wine estates (28/02/14)
• Jamsheed: terroir-driven, naturally made Australian wines (24/01/14)
• G Mascarello: superstar traditionalist from Piedmont (23/01/14)
• Bachelder: superb wines from Niagara, Oregon and Burgundy (21/02/14)
• Josmeyer: remarkable biodynamic Alsace producer (14/02/14)
• Jurançon Sec: an exploratory tasting of these remarkable dry whites (10/01/14)
• Bellbird Spring: interesting, naturally made wines from New Zealand's Waipara region (19/01/14)
• Burgundy 2012: notes on 142 wines from 33 producers (18/01/13)
• Quinta do Feital: Marcial Dorado's lovely ageworthy Alvarinhos, Vinho Verde, Portugal (11/01/14)
• Yabby Lake: the fab 2010s from this top Mornington (Australia) producer (08/01/14)
• Neil Ellis: part 8, Stellenbosch revisited (07/01/14)
• Felton Road: visiting one of New Zealand's most important producers, down in Central Otago (06/01/14)
• Blandy's: a profile of this important Madeira company, with a tasting back to the early 19th century (05/01/14)
• Dirler-Cadé: a great tasting at this biodynamic Alsace producer (02/01/14)

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