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New to wine 

Is this wine good?

November 26, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 12413 Views

People often seem to lack confidence around wine. Should they be trusting their own conclusions rather than asking for expert

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Hungary Latest Profiles 

Heimann & Fiai: exciting Kadarka and Kékfrankos from Hungary

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 jamiegoode 5809 Views

The 2200-hectare appellation of Szekszárd is one of the historic wine regions of Hungary. It’s in the middle of the

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Beaujolais Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7973 Views Gamay

Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017 Beaujolais, France13.5% alcohol. This is from the special terroir of Côte du Py

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Niepoort Batuta 2018 Douro, Portugal

November 21, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7208 Views Douro

Dirk Niepoort is, for me, one of the most important winegrowers globally (there’s a review of his work from a

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Australia Features Regions 

Tasmanian Pinot Noir: a study

November 20, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8884 Views

A small island 240 km south of Victoria is making some of Australia’s most sought after Chardonnay and sparkling wine.

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Burgundy Highlights 

The remarkable Simone from Château de Pommard

November 19, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 9565 Views

I get invited to a lot of Zoom tastings. This was another, and while I’ve been impressed with the wines

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Wine Science 

Does your sense of taste and smell improve with practice?

November 19, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 9506 Views

For eight days in November, I was judging wine for the International Wine Challenge. As one of the co-chairs, I

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Champagne Features 

Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s Brut Nature, Sous Bois and Cuvée Louis Salmon

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 jamiegoode 10943 Views

Jamie Goode tastes three of the top wines from Champagne Billecart-Salmon with Mathieu Roland-Billecart, who since 2019 has been CEO

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TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Explaining reduction, and dispelling some myths

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 jamiegoode 37761 Views

One of the most interesting of all wine faults is reduction. But it’s a source of a lot of confusion

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain

November 15, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7275 Views

Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found

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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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About Us

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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