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Australia Features 

Yalumba: a focus on Barossa Grenache

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 jamiegoode 9207 Views Barossa, Grenache

Has the time finally come for Grenache to come out of the shadows? Kevin Glastonbury, winemaker with leading Barossa producer

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Highlights Slovenia 

Highlights: two from Mulit, Brda, Slovenia

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 jamiegoode 5143 Views

A while back Tjaš Prinčič from Brda, Slovenia got in touch with me. With his brother Peter, he has established

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: two from Champagne Michel Gonet

August 20, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6562 Views

Champagne Michel Gonet Les 3 Terroirs Blanc de Blancs 2010 France12.5% alcohol. This is from Vindey (Sezanne), Montguex (Aube) and

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Argentina Features 

Zuccardi Valle de Uco: thrilling Argentine wines from Sebástian Zuccardi

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 jamiegoode 9316 Views

‘My grandfather started our company in 1963,’ says Sebastián, who is the third generation of Zuccardi. ‘My grandmother is still

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Suntory Shiojiri Winery

August 18, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 8058 Views

Suntory is one of Japan’s leading drink companies, famous for their whiskies. But they also make wine. The company began

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Whitcraft Winery Grenache Stolpman Vineyard 2018 Ballard Canyon, California

August 17, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6020 Views pinot noir

This is a distinctive and beautiful Californian Grenache, made pretty naturally. Whole bunches are lightly trodden by foot, and then

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Les Vins Vivants

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 jamiegoode 5984 Views

Les Vins Vivants is a new venture in Tomi City, Nagano, Japan. Takahiro Ogino and his partner Tomoko are the

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Features South Africa 

Four from South Africa, including Glen Carlou, Saxenburg and De Grendel

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 jamiegoode 6767 Views

I enjoyed these four wines. Nice to see Glen Carlou back to form, as well. De Grendel Op Die Berg

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Features Italy 

Tedeschi: fine wines from Valpolicella, with Sabrina Tedeschi

August 14, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6600 Views Valpolicella

Tedeschi are one of the historical family-owned producers in the Valpolicella. Over a Zoom call, I caught up with Sabrina

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Features South of France 

White wines from the Southern Rhône

August 13, 2020August 17, 2020 jamiegoode 7162 Views southern rhone

We often think of the Southern Rhône as being a red wine region. But of late, I’ve tasted some very

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Features Latest Portugal 

New releases from new-wave Vinho Verde star Constantino Ramos

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve written about Constantino Ramos and his wines in depth before on this site. I caught up with him at

kismet winery okanagan
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (9) Kismet Estate Winery

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (8) Burrowing Owl
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (8) Burrowing Owl

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 jamiegoode
Katharina Gessl, an exciting producer in Austria’s Wienvertel
Austria Features Latest 

Katharina Gessl, an exciting producer in Austria’s Wienvertel

June 16, 2026June 16, 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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