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Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud
Features Latest Switzerland 

Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 jamiegoode
cave biber valais
Features Latest Switzerland 

Cave Biber, making lovely wines from Switzerland’s Valais

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland
Features Latest Switzerland 

Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode
The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria
Austria Denmark Features Germany Latest Poland Switzerland 

The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 jamiegoode
A brilliant wine dinner with friends at the Drapers Arms, with 15 interesting wines
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

A brilliant wine dinner with friends at the Drapers Arms, with 15 interesting wines

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 jamiegoode
2025, a wine year in pictures
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

2025, a wine year in pictures

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition
Features Latest TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode
At Staffelter Hof in the Mosel, Jan-Matthias Klein has taken a bet on resistant varieties, vitisforestry and natural wine, and it’s working out
Features Germany Latest TOP STORIES 

At Staffelter Hof in the Mosel, Jan-Matthias Klein has taken a bet on resistant varieties, vitisforestry and natural wine, and it’s working out

November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 jamiegoode

Regions

Alentejo producer Cortes de Cima completes its reinvention, and the new wines hit the spot
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Alentejo producer Cortes de Cima completes its reinvention, and the new wines hit the spot

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://cortesdecima.pt/en/ Alentejo producer Cortes de Cima has gone through quite a transformation since Anna Jørgensen (above) took over from

Exploring the Roussillon (1) an introduction
Features France Latest Regions 

Exploring the Roussillon (1) an introduction

December 24, 2025December 31, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 jamiegoode
Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages

December 21, 2025January 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 jamiegoode

Wine science

Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition
Features Latest TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode

Anyone who has written a book knows the amount of planning, researching, thought and effort that goes into bringing it

Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?
Features Latest Wine Science 

Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ
Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ

August 20, 2025August 22, 2025 jamiegoode

New to wine

A quick guide to New Zealand wine
Features Latest New to wine New Zealand Regions 

A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode

New Zealand is a relative newcomer in the roll call of significant wine-producing countries. It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that

Champagne: an introduction
Champagne Features New to wine 

Champagne: an introduction

May 28, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode
What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science
New to wine Wine Science 

What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 jamiegoode
Pét-Nat: A Primer
Austria Beaujolais Canada Features France Italy New to wine 

Pét-Nat: A Primer

December 22, 2022January 23, 2023 Treve Ring

Videos

Short films from around the world of wine

Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region
Australia Latest Videos 

Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region

December 29, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ Jamie Goode visits Rob Walter’s Place of Changing Winds vineyard in the Macedon Ranges wine region, Victoria, Australia.

Video: Visiting Antiyal, a biodynamic wine estate in Chile’s Alto Maipo, with Alvaro Espinoza
Chile Latest Regions Videos 

Video: Visiting Antiyal, a biodynamic wine estate in Chile’s Alto Maipo, with Alvaro Espinoza

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: the Port harvest in the Douro, 2025, with Taylor’s
Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: the Port harvest in the Douro, 2025, with Taylor’s

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 jamiegoode
making wine in talha in the alentejo
Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: the traditional talha winemaking at José de Sousa in the Alentejo, wine without electricity made in time-honoured fashion

October 21, 2025 jamiegoode

Features

Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud
Features Latest Switzerland 

Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://domainedemontbenay.com/ Domaine de Montbenay is run by Paul de Watteville (pictured above), who took over from his father Maurice

cave biber valais
Features Latest Switzerland 

Cave Biber, making lovely wines from Switzerland’s Valais

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland
Features Latest Switzerland 

Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode
The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria
Austria Denmark Features Germany Latest Poland Switzerland 

The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria

January 10, 2026January 10, 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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