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Features Japan Profiles Regions 

Visiting Swiss-Mura winery in Azumino, Nagano, Japan

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 4970 Views

I visited this interesting project with Chiharu Uchikata (below), who explained the history of the company. It was initially established

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Features Japan Profiles Uncategorized 

Visiting Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36, a naturally inclined producer in Nagano, Japan

May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 4699 Views Nagano

Yoshio Yano and his family run Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36 which is based in Omachi town. It’s a really dramatic

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Features Italy Regions TOP STORIES 

Pio Cesare: tasting the 2018 Barolos and Barbarescos with Cesare Benvenuto

May 14, 2022May 16, 2022 jamiegoode 8082 Views barbaresco, barolo, piedmont

Pio Cesare is a well known name in Barolo and Barbaresco. With annual production in the range of 400 000

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Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Taking Pinotage seriously: a vertical of Kanonkop’s Black Label Pinotage

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 jamiegoode 18858 Views Pinotage

Pinotage is a grape variety that has struggled to be taken seriously. It has wrestled with a reputation of making

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Four Roses Bourbon Small Batch Select

May 10, 2022 jamiegoode 3762 Views spirits, whisky

Occasionally here on wineanorak I cover other drinks. For example, there was a recent piece on American whisky here. Four

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Features France Latest Regions Rhone 

A spotlight on Hermitage: exploring the famous hill and tasting 25 examples

May 10, 2022 jamiegoode 9407 Views syrah

The appellation of Hermitage, in France’s northern Rhône wine region, is a place of wine pilgrimage, because this is where

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Highlights Italy Latest Regions 

Three stunners from Piemonte: Conterno Nervi, G Mascarello and Roagna

May 7, 2022 jamiegoode 4501 Views Nebbiolo, piedmont

I’m becoming a bit of a Nebbiolo nerd. These three were drunk at a couple of dinners on a recent

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Wolf & Woman Chenin Blanc 2020 Swartland, South Africa

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 jamiegoode 4318 Views Chenin Blanc, swartland

It’s amazing how many serious expressions of Chenin are coming out of the Swartland these days. I know the scene

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Latest Profiles Regions Rhone 

Vinsobres: exploring this southern Rhône appellation

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 jamiegoode 6448 Views

Based in the Drome in the northeast of the southern Rhone, Vinsobres is a beautiful area. The village has Gallo-Roman

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Australia Features Latest 

Fifty years of Australian Chardonnay

May 1, 2022 jamiegoode 6251 Views Chardonnay

I like Aussie Chardonnay. I remember when I was first getting into wine, and I tried quite a few. In

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 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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