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Features Italy Profiles 

The wines of Giulia Negri, Barolo

March 3, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 21871 Views barolo

Guilia Negri is emerging as an exciting star in Barolo, but her journey isn’t a typical one. She was born

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Features Spain 

Spain’s reinvention: how new wines and new styles have made Spain one of the world’s most exciting wine countries

March 2, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 9418 Views

Each new year, I go through all the notes I’ve taken on wines that I’ve drunk over the previous 365

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The most famous Italian red wines and their pairings

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 jamiegoode 8358 Views

Italy is one of the world’s leading wine countries. From the relatively cool mountainous north, down to the hot southerly

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Beaujolais Features TOP STORIES 

A natural Beaujolais fest at Soif

February 28, 2022 jamiegoode 6112 Views

Les Caves de Pyrene are a UK wine importer who have shown a big commitment to Beaujolais over the years.

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Wine Science 

The closest we’ve come to GM vines: the Colmar trials looking to defeat fanleaf virus

February 26, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 6549 Views

There are currently no genetically modified vines, but the closest we have come is transgenic rootstocks resistant to a major

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Profiles Spain TOP STORIES 

Muchada-Léclapart: amazing unfortified white wines from Sanlúcar

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 jamiegoode 15073 Views palomino, sherry

Muchada-Léclapart is an exciting new project based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Marco de Jerez (the wider Sherry region),

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Wynns Coonawarra Estate ‘Black Label’ 2019

February 24, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 6234 Views

This Australian classic is now in its 64th vintage. It was first made in 1954 when Australia’s wine industry was

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Australia Features Latest 

Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: pitting top examples against international benchmarks

February 23, 2022 jamiegoode 6961 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley

The Clare Valley is a north-south running valley some 30 km long and 10 km wide, 130 km north of

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Highlights Hungary Latest 

Highlights: Balassa Szent Tamás Furmint 2019 Tokaji, Hungary

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 jamiegoode 5860 Views Furmint

Furmint is an ancient grape with at least 450 years of history. Hungary has most of it, with almost 4000

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Domaine des Miquettes Saint Joseph 2020 Northern Rhône

February 20, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5844 Views

Paul Estève and Crystelle Vareille are the people behind Domaine des Miquettes, a small domaine in Saint Joseph with 2.6

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Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy
Features Italy Latest Regions Sparkling wine 

Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve been to a lot of wine regions around the world, but I’m yet to visit the scenic Oltrepò Pavese

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 jamiegoode
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

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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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