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Do green credentials sell wine?

February 4, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 7876 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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Features Israel Latest Regions 

The wines of Israel: a study in 44 wines

February 3, 2023May 27, 2025 jamiegoode 32073 Views

I recently spent a few days in Israel. The trip was primarily about giving two presentations at the inaugural IPEVO

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Features Israel 

Philokalia, a natural winery from Bethlehem, Palestine

February 3, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 14126 Views Natural wine

Natural winery Philokalia was established in 2015 by architect Sari Kouri in the garage of his home in Bethlehem, Palestine.

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Highlights Israel 

Highlights: a wine made from a forgotten old variety in Israel, Dalton Grounded Zuriman 2021 Galilee

February 1, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4939 Views

The interesting story behind this wine is that it is made from the Zuriman grape variety. Israel has a lack

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Highlights Israel 

Highlights: Itay Lahat Roussanne 2021 Upper Galilee, Israel

January 31, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 3382 Views roussanne

I’m in Israel, to talk at a conference on regenerative viticulture tomorrow. So it’s only appropriate to be drinking a

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Australia Features 

Tasting some great Australian wines at an Australia day lunch with colleagues

January 29, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5076 Views

Australia day is a great excuse for a wine lunch, and once again a crew assembled, bringing special bottle of

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Bordeaux Features Regions 

Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated

January 26, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 9429 Views

2020 is a much heralded vintage in Bordeaux. Here I got to try many of the top wines in bottle,

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South Africa Videos 

Video: tasting 53 Cap Classiques, sparkling wines from South Africa

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 jamiegoode 4667 Views

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring meet with some of South Africa’s top winemakers to taste through 53 Cap Classiques. These

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Features New York State 

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles

January 24, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5036 Views

Dan Belmont had been filming for the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, and in the process had opened some

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Features Rhone 

The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône

January 22, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 6970 Views Northern Rhone

One of the top names in the northern Rhône, Réné Rostaing built up his domaine from scratch, and now has

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Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.hazendal.co.za/ Hazendal is a historic wine farm in the Bottelary Hills subregion of Stellenbosch that has been transformed. It

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain
Features Latest Spain 

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 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.

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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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