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Features France 

A Gérard Bertrand dinner on the Seine, with some prestige cuvées

February 19, 2022February 24, 2022 jamiegoode 5410 Views

As part of Wine Paris, I attended a Gérard Bertrand dinner on Ducasse sur Seine, which is a remarkable electric

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Five go to caper island: Celebrating Malvasia in the Aeolian Islands, off the coast of Sicily

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 jamiegoode 9401 Views Sicily

Five go to Caper Island! We fly into Catania (Sicily) and drive past Mount Etna to the port of Melazza.

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Video: Wine Paris 2022, a quick report from this major wine fair

February 16, 2022February 17, 2022 jamiegoode 5485 Views

In this short film, Jamie Goode reports from the 2022 edition of Vinexpo Wine Paris, held 14-16 February in France’s

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Features 

Some Fairtrade wines from the Co-op

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 jamiegoode 6919 Views

UK supermarket The Cooperative are the world’s largest retailer of Fairtrade wines. You can read more about what Fairtrade means

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Features France Wine Science 

Plaimont: looking to old varieties for future success

February 12, 2022February 24, 2022 jamiegoode 8003 Views

Back in 1979, three co-operative wineries in the southwest of France joined forces. The cellars of Plaisance, Aignan and Saint

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Burgundy Features 

The 2019s from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

February 11, 2022February 24, 2022 jamiegoode 14114 Views

Jamie Goode tastes the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2019 releases Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, usually just referred to as DRC,

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Wine Science 

More on mouse taint

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 jamiegoode 9372 Views

Mouse taint is the wine fault of our times, and it’s the bane of natural wine producers and importers worldwide.

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Canada Features Profiles 

Lightfoot & Wolfville: exciting wines from Nova Scotia, Canada

February 7, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 6819 Views Nova Scotia

Lightfoot & Wolfville have, in a short time, established themselves as one of Nova Scotia’s – and also Canada’s –

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Features 

The problem with varietial labelling

February 6, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5845 Views

California in the 1960s, Australia in the 1970s. A shift in emphasis that was to prove a turning point in

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Canada 

Remembering Paul Pender, one of Canada’s leading winemakers

February 4, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 12807 Views

I remember when I first met Paul Pender. I was on my first visit to Canada, back in June 2013.

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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.

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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