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Canada Features 

The wines of Ontario: a 67 Pall Mall webinar

May 28, 2020 jamiegoode 7227 Views

During times of ISO, private members club 67 Pall Mall has been running webinars. They are based on 6 carefully

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Fizzy Bum Bum Pet Nat 2019 Cornwall, England

May 26, 2020 jamiegoode 7473 Views Pet Nat, Sparkling wine

Few will get to try this micro-production wine, but I wanted to include it here, because it shows how good

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Latest Spain 

Ramón Bilbao in Rueda

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 jamiegoode 6294 Views Rueda, Verdejo

Rioja winery Ramón Bilbao – since 1999 part of large drinks company Zamora – have been in business for almost

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Chile Features Latest 

De Martino: from excess to authenticity, and exploring southern Chile

May 24, 2020May 29, 2020 jamiegoode 8664 Views

Jamie Goode sits down to drink with Sebastián de Martino, who currently makes some of Chile’s most interesting wines. But

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Van Loggerenberg Wines Graft 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 22, 2020 jamiegoode 6566 Views

This is a cracking wine. I bought a six-pack of it after tasting it at Cape Wine in September 2018,

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South Africa Videos 

Video: MCC, South Africa’s most vibrant wine category

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 jamiegoode 5704 Views

Goode and Ring report on Méthode Cap Classique (MCC), the name for traditional method sparkling wine from South Africa. It’s

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Latest Portugal Profiles 

Viúva Gomes: the future of Colares, one of Portugal’s historic wine regions

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 jamiegoode 13895 Views

Colares is one of the historic wine regions in Portugal. It’s one that you learn about in wine textbooks. But

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2018 Spain

May 19, 2020May 20, 2020 jamiegoode 9540 Views flor, manzanilla, palomino

Ramiro Ibáñez is the dude behind Bodegas Cota 45, and his small winery is on the waterfront in Sanlúcar de

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England 

Nyetimber plants another 40 hectares

May 18, 2020June 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8314 Views

It’s amazing to see how far English sparkling wine has come in a very short time. It was only last

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England Features Profiles 

Rathfinny, one of England’s top sparkling wine producers

May 16, 2020 jamiegoode 9977 Views Sparkling wine

It has been 10 years since Mark and Sarah Driver first bought the land that is now Rathfinny Estate, one

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 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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