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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020

February 18, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4331 Views syrah

Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage 2020 Northern Rhône, FranceI can’t remember ever having a bad bottle from Dard & Ribo, the natural

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Marlborough at 50: the remarkable Yealands story

February 16, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 9267 Views

‘Think boldly, tread lightly, and never say it can’t be done:’ that’s the official motto Peter Yealands chose for the

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Features New Zealand TOP STORIES 

Marlborough at 50: Te Whare Ra, the region’s first boutique winery

February 14, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 7585 Views Marlborough

Website: https://www.twrwines.co.nz/ Te Whare Ra are one of the most interesting producers in Marlborough. When the vineyard was originally planted

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Features Wine Science 

How can wine regions combat rising temperatures?

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 jamiegoode 6035 Views

Climate chaos is real. With highly irregular weather patterns, we are also seeing a warming trend across the world’s wine

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Features Spain 

L’Enclòs de Peralba, an exciting vineyard-focused project from Penedès

February 11, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 6160 Views Penedès

L’Enclòs de Peralba is the project of cousins Leo and Roc Gramona, who come from the Gramona family well known

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New to wine Wine Science 

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

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 jamiegoode 28690 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

We talk a lot about clones and grape varieties. But what, precisely, do these terms mean? Let’s first define ‘variety’.

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Features Italy 

Sassicaia: the famous wine from Tenuta San Guido that kick-started one of Italy’s most celebrated wine regions

February 7, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 10589 Views

Priscilla Incisa presented the 2020 vintage of this famous Tuscan estate in London, along with some back vintages. She is

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Features New Zealand Regions 

Marlborough wine region at 50: interviewing Jamie Marfell of Brancott and Stoneleigh

February 6, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 7808 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

After many years as chief winemaker for Stoneleigh, Jamie Marfell is now Group Winemaker for Pernod Ricard New Zealand, which

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017, England

February 6, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 3621 Views Sparkling wine

Another really impressive English fizz. Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017 Sussex, England12% alcohol. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier aged

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Features 

Do green credentials sell wine?

February 4, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 7190 Views biodynamics, Business of wine, Organics

Everyone wants to farm better. But sometimes farming better costs more. So does the added investment pay off? Do green

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
Features Latest Lebanon 

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 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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