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Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio
Features Latest Spain 

Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 jamiegoode
Highlights: Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2022 Martinborough, New Zealand
Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Highlights: Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2022 Martinborough, New Zealand

June 19, 2025 jamiegoode
Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
California Features Latest Regions 

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode
Restaurants: Angela’s, Margate
England Food and wine Latest 

Restaurants: Angela’s, Margate

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 jamiegoode
Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 jamiegoode
The new wines from the Marco de Jerez: Sherry and Manzanilla reinvented, by going back to the past
Features Latest Portugal Spain TOP STORIES 

The new wines from the Marco de Jerez: Sherry and Manzanilla reinvented, by going back to the past

June 6, 2025 jamiegoode
The wines of Wynns, Coonawarra – interviewing Sue Hodder, chief winemaker of Australia’s leading producers, updated with new release notes (May 2025)
Australia Features Latest TOP STORIES 

The wines of Wynns, Coonawarra – interviewing Sue Hodder, chief winemaker of Australia’s leading producers, updated with new release notes (May 2025)

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 jamiegoode
Aligoté: how a lesser-known variety from Bourgogne is suddenly hitting the big time, with a bright future ahead of it
Burgundy Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Aligoté: how a lesser-known variety from Bourgogne is suddenly hitting the big time, with a bright future ahead of it

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 jamiegoode

Regions

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
California Features Latest Regions 

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode

My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and

Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)
Features Portugal Profiles Regions 

Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)

June 14, 2025June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
New releases from Savage, one of South Africa’s very top producers
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

New releases from Savage, one of South Africa’s very top producers

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 jamiegoode
Photos from a day in the vineyards of Roussillon
France Latest Regions 

Photos from a day in the vineyards of Roussillon

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 jamiegoode
Quinta do Noval deep dive: latest releases and more from this important Douro estate
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Quinta do Noval deep dive: latest releases and more from this important Douro estate

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 jamiegoode

Wine science

New Zealand adventure, day 6: a Felton Road deep dive
Features New Zealand Wine Science 

New Zealand adventure, day 6: a Felton Road deep dive

February 15, 2025February 17, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://feltonroad.com/ My second day in Central Otago was all about Felton Road. I’ve visited before, but this was an

California exploration: Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine with Mikey and Gina Giugni
California Features Wine Science 

California exploration: Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine with Mikey and Gina Giugni

December 11, 2024March 16, 2025 jamiegoode
Cork versus screwcap: a major tasting including older wines, with some interesting results
Features Latest Wine Science 

Cork versus screwcap: a major tasting including older wines, with some interesting results

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 jamiegoode
Alcohol, health, the social licence of drinking and neo-prohibitionism – an important topic for the wine trade to engage with
Features Wine Science 

Alcohol, health, the social licence of drinking and neo-prohibitionism – an important topic for the wine trade to engage with

November 12, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode

New to wine

Champagne: an introduction
Champagne Features New to wine 

Champagne: an introduction

May 28, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode

Champagne makes the world’s most famous sparkling wines. Here’s a brief introduction to the region and its wines. Where is

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
Bringing up a wine: the art of élevage in winemaking
Features New to wine 

Bringing up a wine: the art of élevage in winemaking

November 17, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode

Videos

Short films from around the world of wine

Video: Just Another Wine Podcast at the Sublime natural wine festival, Berlin
Latest Videos 

Video: Just Another Wine Podcast at the Sublime natural wine festival, Berlin

June 2, 2025 jamiegoode

Emily Harman, Doug Wregg and Jamie Goode, the team behind Just Another Wine Podcast, teamed up at the Sublime Wine

Mayacamas Chardonnay
California Highlights Latest Videos 

Highlights: Mayacamas Chardonnay 2023 Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California

May 9, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: tasting the Kin 2023 Grenache from Alkina in the Barossa Valley
Australia Videos 

Video: tasting the Kin 2023 Grenache from Alkina in the Barossa Valley

May 6, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards 2025
China Videos 

Video: Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards 2025

March 16, 2025 jamiegoode

Features

Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio
Features Latest Spain 

Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: http://www.finca-allende.com/en/ Finca Allende is a top Rioja winery with a single-vineyard focus. Miguel Ángel de Gregorio was in town

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
California Features Latest Regions 

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode
The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal

June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)
Features Portugal Profiles Regions 

Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)

June 14, 2025June 15, 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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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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