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Videos 

Video: visiting Lyrarakis in Crete

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 jamiegoode 5365 Views Crete

Greek wines are interesting at the moment, so I was happy to visit leading Crete winery Lyrarakis in September, during

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Canada Highlights 

Highlights: Tawse Chardonnay 2013 Niagara, Canada

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 jamiegoode 4016 Views Chardonnay, Niagara

Tawse are one of Niagara’s leading wineries, and this Chardonnay really delivers. From biodynamically farmed vineyards, this is newly available

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Regions South of France 

Languedoc: Domaine Sainte Croix, Corbières

December 1, 2019December 5, 2019 jamiegoode 10799 Views Corbieres, Languedoc

A parcel-based approach and organic farming marks out this small 11 hectare domaine in the beautiful high Corbières, deep in

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South of France Videos 

Video: in the Haute Corbières visiting Domaine Sainte Croix

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 jamiegoode 4220 Views Corbieres, Languedoc

Jamie Goode heads to the Hautes Corbières in the Languedoc (deep in the south of France) where he meets Jon

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Canada Profiles 

Alternative Okanagan: Anthony Buchanan Wines

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 jamiegoode 7556 Views okanagan

Canada’s Okanagan Valley has lots of different wineries, ranging from big operations to tiny boutique ones. On a recent trip

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Franschhoek wines
Features South Africa 

The best wines from Franschhoek

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 24185 Views Franschhoek

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring choose their favourite WO Franschhoek wines During our week in the Franschhoek region we met

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard NPU 2014

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 jamiegoode 5609 Views

This is a really serious high-end Champagne from Bruno Paillard. NPU stands for Nec Plus Ultra. It’s an extra brut

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Burgundy Profiles 

Domaine Robert-Denogent: superb naturally made wines from southern Burgundy

November 27, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10221 Views Natural wine

Sometimes you visit producers without expectations, and come away with your mind blown. This was one such visit: exciting natural

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Regions South Africa 

In Franschhoek

November 26, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 6649 Views Franschhoek

I have just spent five days in the Franschhoek wine valley in South Africa’s Western Cape, taking a bit of

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No rules? Really?

November 24, 2019November 27, 2019 jamiegoode 7626 Views

A short and well written article by Max Allen has got the wine community talking. It’s titled: In a twitter

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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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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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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