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Bordeaux Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 11733 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top

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Bordeaux Videos 

Video: visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 4718 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Cos d’Estournel, second growth in the 1855 classification, is acknowledged to be one of the top properties in Bordeaux. Jamie

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Blackbook: an urban winery in London

February 6, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7112 Views London, urban winery

Website: https://www.blackbookwinery.com/ Blackbook is an urban winery, based under a railway arch in Battersea, London. It’s the project of Sergio

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Austria 

Heinrich: how a Burgenland winegrower became successful, then changed style

February 6, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 9542 Views Blaufrankisch, Burgengland, Natural wine

Gernot and Heike Heinrich were custodians of one of Austria’s most critically acclaimed wineries. With 100 hectares in Burgenland, they

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Japan Videos 

Video: grape processing at Château Mercian in Japan

February 5, 2020 jamiegoode 5992 Views Winemaking

Here’s s short film of some grapes being processed at the main winery of Château Mercian in Japan.

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Canada Highlights 

Highlights: two sparkling wines from Fitzpatrick, Okanagan, Canada

February 5, 2020February 7, 2020 jamiegoode 5659 Views okanagan, Sparkling wine

Fitzpatrick Fitz Blanc de Blanc 2015 Okanagan, Canada12% alcohol. The Fitzpatrick family owned Cedar Creek, and when they sold to

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Food and wine 

A great meal at Mampuku, Bordeaux

February 4, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7174 Views Alsace, Bordeaux, Restaurants

Last week in Bordeaux, for one night only. Where to go? Somewhere fancy and French? No. We went to the

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Features 

Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 jamiegoode 6796 Views Organics

2020 saw the 27th edition of Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair. Jamie Goode attended, and while he

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Staffelter Hof Little Bastard 2019 Mosel

February 1, 2020 jamiegoode 7349 Views Natural wine

Jan Matthias Klein runs his family estate, Staettler Hof in Kröv, in Germany’s Mosel region. As well as some more

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Top 5 Wines for Winter Meals

February 1, 2020February 2, 2020 jamiegoode 4428 Views

Cosy, comforting meals are the best part of winter! Soups, stews, hearty salads, cheesy dishes, charcuterie and indulgent desserts are

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La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers
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La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.angiolinomaule.com/en-home Angiolino Maule is a leading figure in the Italian natural wine scene. He and his wife Rosamaria began

Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options
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Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 9, 2026 jamiegoode
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
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

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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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