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Austria Highlights 

Highlight: Birgit Eichinger Ried Heiligenstein Erste Lage (1ÖTW) Riesling 2019

August 28, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 4689 Views Riesling

Birgit Eichinger Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein Erste Lage (1ÖTW) Riesling 2019 Kamptal, Austria13% alcohol. Intensely limey nose with some sweet citrus

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Videos 

My top 20 best-performing wine videos!

August 26, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5719 Views

Over the years I’ve often shot videos while I’m on trips and visits, trying to capture the experience of wine

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: two from Karl Haidle, Würrtemberg, Germany

August 22, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 4438 Views Blaufrankisch

Karl Haidle was founded in 1949 by the famous gymnast of the same name. It’s now in the hands of

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Alsace Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Kumpf & Meyer Riesling Westerberg Perpétuel 15/18/19 Alsace

August 20, 2022 jamiegoode 7073 Views Riesling

This is a new Alsace domaine to me. It was created back in the 1990s when Philippe Meyer and Sophie

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Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Quinta de La Rosa, Douro, Portugal

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 6068 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: regenerative viticulture – an introduction

August 17, 2022August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 6690 Views

In this video I introduce the topic of regenerative viticulture, which I’ve recently published a book on. Viticulture faces a

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Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

The wines of David & Nadia, Swartland, South Africa

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 jamiegoode 8459 Views Chenin Blanc, swartland

Website: https://davidnadia.com/ David and Nadia Sadie studied together and then got married in 2009. They both began working for different

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Five extraordinary wineries around the world

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 4568 Views

When you consider where the best winery is, Italy and Spain come to mind first. While they have much to

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California Features Latest Regions 

Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 5440 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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Features Latest 

Does anyone still need wine writers?

August 11, 2022 jamiegoode 7867 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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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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