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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles 15 Grand Cru Bouzy Extra Brut NV

November 6, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 11765 Views

Very impressed with this Pinot Noir-dominated Champagne from Antoine and Quentin Paillard. This Cuvée is made from 22 individually vinified

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Profiles Regions South Africa 

In the Swartland: AA Badenhorst Wines

November 4, 2020 jamiegoode 13834 Views swartland

Goode and Ring visit Adi Badenhorst at his Kalmoesfontein farm in the Paardeberg Wesbsite https://www.kalmoesfontein.com/ One of the most fascinating

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Features 

Top picks from Waitrose

November 3, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 14981 Views

Jamie Goode makes his selection from the recent Waitrose (UK multiple grocer) press tasting. A couple of weeks ago I

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Champagne England Features 

English Sparkling Wine vs Champagne

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 jamiegoode 11374 Views Sparkling wine

Here are the results of Noble Rot’s Second English Sparkling wine versus Champagne blind tasting, which was recently held in

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Roederer + Starck brut nature Champagnes

November 1, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 6963 Views

This is the third vintage of the collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and the Champagne house Roederer. There are a

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Videos 

Video: Waitrose autumn 2020 press tasting

November 1, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 5337 Views

Most of the wine tastings in the busy London calendar have been cancelled because of Covid. But a few essential

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Spain Videos 

Video: visiting Peter Sisseck’s sherry bodega

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 jamiegoode 5887 Views sherry

Peter Sisseck, the maker of Pingus, one of Spain’s most famous red wines, wants to make equally great white. So

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Announcing The Sorting Table, a new online wine retailer

October 28, 2020November 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8228 Views

Launched today, a new online wine retail venture called The Sorting Table. I’m involved (as a contributing editor), as are

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Jean-Luc Jamet Valine 2018 Collines-Rhodaniennes, France

October 28, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 8954 Views syrah

The Jamet story is not a straightforward one. Brothers Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul worked together for many years at Domaine Jamet,

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Inishienosato Budoshu

October 27, 2020 jamiegoode 5667 Views Nagano

Next stop was the Inishienosato Budoshu winery in Shiojiri City. The rules here allow small wineries of 2000 litres. Normally

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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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