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France Latest 

Regenerative Viticulture, now in French

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 jamiegoode 3515 Views

Regenerative Viticulture, my latest book, is now available in French. I’ve worked with Stéphane Revel who has translated it. Links:

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California Features Latest Regions 

Californian Pinot Noir: 38 wines tasted and rated

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 jamiegoode 7952 Views pinot noir

California is one of the most exciting destinations globally for Pinot Noir. But it’s only a subset of the state’s

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Features TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Exploring smell and the art of the perfumer, with Dr Melanie McBride

September 12, 2022November 3, 2025 jamiegoode 6387 Views

As a wine person, I’m deeply interested in smell. It’s a sense that lies at the heart of gastronomy, and

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: two lovely Kiwi Pinot Noirs from Fromm and Neudorf

September 7, 2022September 13, 2022 jamiegoode 3868 Views pinot noir

Here are two New Zealand Pinot Noirs that offered a lot of pleasure opened a couple of years after release.

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Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Elgin Pinot Noir: how is Pinot doing in this cool-climate South African region?

September 6, 2022 jamiegoode 7386 Views Elgin, pinot noir

Elgin is one of South Africa’s cool climate wine regions. This apple-growing area first began growing wine grapes in the

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England Latest Regions 

The UK wine industry: how’s it going?

September 6, 2022 jamiegoode 11940 Views

Today, Wine GB, the official body for wine production in the UK, have released their annual report. It’s a snapshot

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Features Wine Science 

Canned wine round-up

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 jamiegoode 5400 Views

Canned wines are now a thing. I remember my first experience with them, in Oregon, with the 375 ml cans

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Canada Latest Videos 

Video: International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) 2022

September 2, 2022 jamiegoode 4176 Views Chardonnay

I head to Canada’s Niagara wine region for the International Cool Climate Chardonnnay Celebration 2022, known simply as i4C. It’s

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Latest Provence Regions South of France 

Mirabeau: the taste of Pink

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5786 Views

Website: https://www.maisonmirabeau.com/ Mirabeau has grown a lot since its inception. When I visited Stephen and Jeany Cronk back in 2015

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Greece Profiles Regions 

Chloi Chatzivaryti: beautiful natural wines from Greece

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 jamiegoode 9244 Views

Chloi Chatzivaryti is making some very exciting wines from a subregion of Naoussa called Goumenissa. I first met her at

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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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
Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

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About Us

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.

This is an explanation of what an anorak is.

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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