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California Highlights 

Highlights: Charbono both ways from Shypoke Winery in Calistoga, Napa

June 19, 2021 jamiegoode 7577 Views

There are just 75 acres of Charbono left on the planet, say Shypoke Winery. This isn’t strictly true, if you

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Austria Features 

Grüner Veltliner study, and a remarkable story about the discovery of its parentage

June 17, 2021February 5, 2024 jamiegoode 8121 Views gruner veltliner

Grüner Veltliner is Austria’s most important grape variety, and it’s one that is growing in popularity elsewhere. With almost 14

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Features South Africa 

The different faces of South African Chenin Blanc

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 15893 Views Chenin Blanc

Of all the grape varieties grown in the Cape, it’s Chenin Blanc that perhaps has the strongest claim to be

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire

June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 4928 Views Nagano

This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2012 and 2003 P2

June 14, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 10776 Views

The 2012 vintage of Dom Pérignon is released, and for me this is one of the best that I’ve tried.

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Chile Profiles Regions 

Viña González Bastías, Maule Valley, Chile: exciting traditional wines from extremely old vines

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 jamiegoode 7098 Views

Jose Luís Bastías and Daniela Lorenzo are custodians of a remarkable four-hectare vineyard in Chile’s Maule Valley planted in the

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Features Italy TOP STORIES 

Chianti Classico: 46 top wines tasted and rated

June 12, 2021January 11, 2024 jamiegoode 14782 Views chianti

Held in May 2021 in London (one of six global Chianti Classico events, including Chicago, New York, Monaco, Firenze and

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Louis Pommery Brut NV England

June 10, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6563 Views Sparkling wine

Champagne Pommery made the news in 2014 when they decided to start an operation in Hampshire, England, in partnership with

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two innovative wines from Litmus, England

June 9, 2021June 13, 2021 jamiegoode 4544 Views orange wine, pinot noir

Impressed by these two quite innovative wines from Litmus Wines, a winemaking consultancy based at Denbies winery in Surrey. Litmus

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Italy Latest Profiles 

Montecalvi, an exciting small producer from Chianti Classico

June 9, 2021June 8, 2022 jamiegoode 7104 Views chianti

Website: https://www.montecalvi.com/ Montecalvi is an old vineyard and wine has been made here since the 15th century. It became an

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Features

Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe: a wine dinner with this top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer at Mauro’s Kitchen
Features Food and wine Latest Rhone 

Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe: a wine dinner with this top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer at Mauro’s Kitchen

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Daniel and Cecile Brunier were in town and led a wine dinner featuring their wines at the excellent Mauro’s Table,

Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut
Features France Latest 

Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
Features Latest Portugal 

Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily
Features Italy Latest 

Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily

November 1, 2026November 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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