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Italy Profiles 

Candialle: top wines from a Finnish couple in Tuscany

December 9, 2020December 18, 2020 jamiegoode 9043 Views chianti

I met Jarkko Peränen a few years ago at a wine symposium in Tampere, Finland. He’s Finnish, but now lives

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New to wine 

Cheap wines are too good these days

December 8, 2020 jamiegoode 17903 Views

This may sound a strange complaint. Over recent decades, cheap wines have got better. How is that not good news?

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Features TOP STORIES 

Highlights from The Wine Society: 20 under £12

December 7, 2020 jamiegoode 12345 Views

Here’s my list of affordable highlights (under £12) from The Wine Society, from a recent press tasting. The Wine Society

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Cortes de Cima Incógnito 2013 Alentejo, Portugal

December 6, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7962 Views Alentejo, syrah

There’s an interesting story behind this wine. Incógnito is the famous Syrah made by Cortes de Cima, first produced in

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South Africa Sponsored content 

Three from the KWV Mentors range: high end South Africans

December 6, 2020 jamiegoode 6461 Views

KWV is an important company in the history of South African wine. In 1918, this super-cooperative (full name Kooperative Wijnbouwers

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New Zealand Profiles Regions 

Folium: Marlborough Sauvignon and Pinot Noir with a difference

December 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8014 Views Marlborough

I visited Takaki Okada’s vineyard, Folium, when I was hanging around Marlborough (New Zealand) for a while, back in 2017/18.

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Burgundy Highlights 

Highlights: Christophe Cordier Viré Clessé Vieilles Vignes 2018 Bourgogne, France

December 4, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8431 Views Chardonnay

I was really impressed by this white Burgundy. Domaine Cordier is run by Christophe Cordier, and he has a negociant

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Food and wine 

Food and drink: The Company Shed, West Meresea

December 3, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 6597 Views Restaurants

Below Colchester and above Southend, justing out into the sea just at the entry of the Blackwater, lies Meresea Island.

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Features Spain 

Two from Paco & Lola, an interesting modern Spanish cooperative

December 2, 2020 jamiegoode 9291 Views

Paco & Lola is an interesting producer: old world doing new world (I know these distinctions are outdated now, but

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Mutiliana Ibbola Sangiovese Modigliana 2016 Romagna, Italy

November 30, 2020 jamiegoode 5736 Views Romagna, Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a singular grape variety. It’s genetic heritage is half southern and half central Italian, and Italy has most

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Features

Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe: a wine dinner with this top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer at Mauro’s Kitchen
Features Food and wine Latest Rhone 

Domaine de Vieux Telegraphe: a wine dinner with this top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer at Mauro’s Kitchen

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Daniel and Cecile Brunier were in town and led a wine dinner featuring their wines at the excellent Mauro’s Table,

Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut
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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
Features Latest Portugal 

Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily
Features Italy Latest 

Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily

November 1, 2026November 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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