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California Features Latest Regions 

Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 4996 Views

Website: https://www.thekeepwines.com/ Keep Wines is a small Californian winery that was started by Jack Roberts and Johanna Jensen in 2009.

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Does anyone still need wine writers?

August 11, 2022 jamiegoode 7462 Views

I saw that one of the questions posed to aspiring Master of Wine candidates in the exams at the end

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Jean Claude Mas, of Paul Mas: a Languedoc wine entrepreneur

August 9, 2022 jamiegoode 10837 Views

Website: https://www.paulmas.com/en/a-propos/jean-claude-mas/ Paul Mas is one of the Langeudoc’s most astute wine producers. Established as recently as 1999 by Jean

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The wines of Casa de Darei, Dão, Portugal

August 8, 2022 jamiegoode 5783 Views Dao

Website: http://casadedarei.pt/eng_index.html Back in 1997 José Ruivo bought a 140 hectare farm on the shores of the Dão river at

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The Jessica Julmy interview: transforming Galoupet in Provence – regenerative farming meets alternative packaging

August 5, 2022August 11, 2022 jamiegoode 6942 Views Provence, Rose

Website: https://www.chateaugaloupet.com/en-gb/home Jessica Julmy is in charge of Galoupet, a Provence winery recently purchased by Moët-Hennessy. Previously, Julmy had been

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Highlights: Harrow & Hope Blanc de Blancs 2017 England

August 4, 2022August 6, 2022 jamiegoode 3950 Views Sparkling wine

Website: Harrow & Hope Harrow & Hope Blanc de Blancs 2017 England12% alcohol. This is from chalk and flint soils

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The price of wine: how much should you charge?

August 4, 2022 jamiegoode 4471 Views

How much should you charge for your wine? This isn’t an easy question to answer. If you are playing at

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Video: adventures in Newfoundland

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 4875 Views
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Restaurants: Noble Rot, Lamb’s Conduit Street

August 3, 2022January 30, 2026 jamiegoode 8320 Views Restaurants

Website: Noble Rot Noble Rot needs little introduction to wine lovers. It’s one of the places you absolutely need to

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Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist

August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 10219 Views Natural wine

Jared and Tracey Brandt have an urban winery in Berkeley, California, called Donkey and Goat, which they started in 2003.

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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
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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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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

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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.

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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