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Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand
Features Latest New to wine Sparkling wine 

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 jamiegoode
Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
Burgundy Features Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Impressive Dão wines from Julia Kemper
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Impressive Dão wines from Julia Kemper

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode
I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 jamiegoode
Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace
Australia Features Latest Profiles TOP STORIES 

Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 jamiegoode
New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
California Features Latest Profiles TOP STORIES 

New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 jamiegoode

Regions

I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 jamiegoode

Things take time in Champagne. And if you want to launch a new prestige cuvée, then things can take a

woodfine wine england
England Features Latest Regions Wine Science 

Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach

March 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain
Features Latest Regions Spain 

Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain

March 15, 2026March 14, 2026 jamiegoode
burgundy tasting with jasper morris
Burgundy Features Latest Regions 

Inside Burgundy: a tasting with Jasper Morris, one of the top experts of the region

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics
Australia Features Latest Regions 

Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Wine science

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
Burgundy Features Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve known about Vitibot Bakus, an autonomous vineyard robot, for a few years, but this week I saw it in

Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University
China Features Latest Wine Science 

Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University

March 28, 2026March 30, 2026 jamiegoode
woodfine wine england
England Features Latest Regions Wine Science 

Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach

March 16, 2026 jamiegoode
On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
Features Latest TOP STORIES Wine Science 

On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine

February 20, 2026March 3, 2026 jamiegoode

New to wine

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand
Features Latest New to wine Sparkling wine 

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 jamiegoode

The last stage in making sparkling wine is called disgorgement. The second fermentation has taken place in the bottle and

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
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

Videos

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Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
Burgundy Features Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve known about Vitibot Bakus, an autonomous vineyard robot, for a few years, but this week I saw it in

Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée
Champagne Latest Videos 

Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Porto in pictures, with a short film
Features Latest Portugal Videos 

Porto in pictures, with a short film

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 jamiegoode
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

Features

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand
Features Latest New to wine Sparkling wine 

Video: how sparkling wine is made – the final stage, disgorging by hand

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 jamiegoode

The last stage in making sparkling wine is called disgorgement. The second fermentation has taken place in the bottle and

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
Burgundy Features Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Impressive Dão wines from Julia Kemper
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Impressive Dão wines from Julia Kemper

April 12, 2026April 12, 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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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