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Three impressive gastronomic rosés

October 13, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 5183 Views Rose

These three wines are from Justerini & Brooks, and all appeal. It’s great to the ranks of serious, ambitious rosé

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two from Roebuck Estates, Sussex, England

October 13, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6139 Views Sparkling wine

Roebuck Estates is new to me (they are a relatively new arrival on the UK wine scene), but I was

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Altano Organic 2019 Douro, Portugal

October 10, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6752 Views Douro

Don’t see many organic wines from the Douro, but here’s a good one, at an affordable price point. It’s from

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Profiles Spain 

Two lovely wines from Navarra, Spain: Aseginolaza y Leunda

October 8, 2020January 11, 2021 jamiegoode 5873 Views Grenache

Website: https://aseginolazayleunda.com/ Pedro Leunda and Jon Aseginolaza are childhood friends from San Sebastien, now making wine from the north western

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Ridgeview Oak Reserve NV England

October 6, 2020December 24, 2020 jamiegoode 5626 Views

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of sparkling wine house Ridgeview, a limited edition high-end bottling has been released. The base

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Profiles Spain 

Sisseck’s Sherry: the Pingus winemaker invests in Jerez

October 5, 2020October 11, 2021 jamiegoode 8256 Views sherry

It’s early days for this new project, but perhaps it’s a sign of the future for the Sherry region that

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The hundred halters

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8618 Views

Jamie Goode discusses the future of wine criticism, and asks whether traditionalists might resist the journey into the sunlit uplands

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Burgundy Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Les Champs de Themis Bouzeron Les Corcelles 2014 Bourgogne

October 4, 2020 jamiegoode 6699 Views Aligote

I visited Xavier Moissenet at his domaine in Bouzeron last year. This is a bottle he gave me then: his

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2010

October 3, 2020June 14, 2021 jamiegoode 8192 Views

This was a difficult vintage in Champagne that yielded few vintage wines. But despite this – and perhaps because of

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Profiles South Africa 

In Franschhoek: Paserene, with Martin Smith

October 2, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 7449 Views

Martin Smith is the fellow behind Paserene. He’s an interesting CV: he spent 10 years making wine in Napa, which

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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