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Gallery Italy 

Gallery: the Trentino region in northern Italy

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 jamiegoode 4871 Views

The Trentino region in northern Italy is the southern part of a larger wine region known as Trentino-Alto Adige. The

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: visiting Trentino to see Cavit’s groundbreaking PICA viticultural app in action

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 jamiegoode 5832 Views

This is a film showing PICA in action in the vineyards of Trentino. It’s sophisticated computer modelling on all the

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Features Italy Wine Science 

Applying a model of vineyard variability in the vineyards of Trentino, with Cavit

November 2, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 8155 Views Trentino

Jamie Goode travels to the scenic Trentino region in Italy. Here, leading producer Cavit have developed an exciting technology called

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New Zealand Profiles 

Smith & Sheth, tilting at NZ’s top

November 1, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 6937 Views

The new project from Steve Smith and Brian Sheth looks to add stardust to New Zealand’s fine wine dimension Steve

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Highlights 

Highlights: three wines from Serio & Ballista Borgogno in Piemonte

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 jamiegoode 5102 Views Nebbiolo, piedmont

Impressive Barolo, Langhe Nebbiolo and Dolcetto from this small family estate in Cannubi These wines are stocked in the UK

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judgment of BC
Canada Features TOP STORIES 

The judgment of BC, 2019

October 31, 2019December 14, 2019 jamiegoode 9539 Views

How well do the wines from Canada’s British Columbia do when they are tasted blind alongside some international benchmarks? Jamie

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Features 

The birdwatcher’s jizz, and its relevance to wine tasting

October 30, 2019December 14, 2019 jamiegoode 7556 Views

Back in 1921, Thomas A. Coward, an ornithologist, introduced a new term to the bird watching world: jizz. Coward had

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Features Wine Science 

Ripeness, part 3: solutions to over-ripeness and high alcohol

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 jamiegoode 9939 Views

Part 3 of 3 in a series focusing on the thorny issue of ripeness Some winegrowers pick late because they

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Regions South Africa 

South Africa

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 jamiegoode 31893 Views

A guide to the wine regions of South Africa South Africa is one of the most dynamic of all wine

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California Features 

Petaluma Gap, a new-ish AVA on the Sonoma Coast

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 jamiegoode 7326 Views

A quick look at six wines from California’s newest AVA Do we need more wine appellations? Especially when some of

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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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