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Highlights Italy Latest 

Highlights: two from Abbazia di Novacella, Alto Adige

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6106 Views Alto Adige

Abbazia is a monastery dating back to the 12th century in the Alto Adige region of northern Italy. They farm

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Australia Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Ochota Barrels 186 2018 McLaren Vale

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 jamiegoode 6734 Views Grenache, McLaren Vale

I’m a huge fan of Ochota Barrels, who are based in Adelaide Hills but source grapes from a number of

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California Profiles TOP STORIES 

New releases from Domaine de la Côte and Sandhi

January 15, 2020 jamiegoode 9018 Views

I first met Raj Parr at a dinner in London some eight years ago, when he was presenting his wines

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Beaujolais Food and wine 

Lunch at Le Port de By Chez Cécile, Grièges, Mâcon

January 14, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 7202 Views Restaurants

Not far from Mâcon, with breathtaking view of the Saône, this is a lovely restaurant with an amazing Beaujolais-dominated wine

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: minerality in wine, a conversation with Steve Daniel and Jamie Goode

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 jamiegoode 10383 Views

This is a film of a seminar I did last week (January 2020) with Steve Daniel, who is the buying

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Japan Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading producers

January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 11081 Views

Jamie Goode travels to the Nagano and Yamanashi wine regions of Japan to see the work that one of the

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Japan Videos 

Video: in the vineyards of Château Mercian, Japan

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 4515 Views Viticulture

These two short films are shot in the vineyards of Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading wineries. The first is

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glyphosate in viticulture
Wine Science 

The glyphosate dilemma

January 10, 2020 jamiegoode 6998 Views Viticulture

I’ve just had an article published in Meininger’s Wine Business International that I think is quite important. I don’t make

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Food and wine 

Vagabond, a chain of winebars in London

January 10, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6045 Views London

Vagabond is a chain of seven (soon to be eight) wine bars in London offering a wide selection of wines

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Porto and Gaia
Portugal Travel Videos 

A walk through Porto and Gaia

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 jamiegoode 7937 Views

I love visiting Porto. Here’s a short film shot while walking through Porto and neighbouring Vila Nova de Gaia (just

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (3) Black Estate
Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (3) Black Estate

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 jamiegoode

I’ve visited Black Estate a few times before, and I’ve always liked the wines. Low-intervention winemaking at its best. Black

North Canterbury, New Zealand (2) Dancing Water, a newcomer
Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (2) Dancing Water, a newcomer

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 jamiegoode
New Zealand’s North Canterbury region is making some of the country’s most interesting wines (1) introduction
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

New Zealand’s North Canterbury region is making some of the country’s most interesting wines (1) introduction

November 14, 2025 jamiegoode
Viñedos Herrera Alvarado: a remarkable natural wine project in Chile
Chile Features Latest 

Viñedos Herrera Alvarado: a remarkable natural wine project in Chile

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 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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