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Burgundy Profiles Regions 

Domaine Guyon, an unsung hero in Bourgogne

July 24, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 13551 Views

Jean-Pierre Guyon isn’t as well known as he should be. I first came across him with Dirk Niepoort, who has

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7375 Views pinot noir

Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa14% alcohol. This is from Hemel-en-Arde, but is labelled Overberg because 20%

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Burgundy Profiles 

In Bourgogne: Domaine des Terres de Velle

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 jamiegoode 9646 Views

Website: https://www.terresdevelle.fr/ This is a domaine that started from scratch in 2009. Sophie and Fabrice Laronze were Burgundian, but not

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Canada Profiles 

Domaine du Nival, a leading winery from Quebec, Canada

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7406 Views

Nival is one of the stars of the Quebec wine scene, based in St-Louis, southern Quebec. They have 6 hectares

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Beaujolais Profiles Regions 

Lapierre: visiting the natural hero of Beaujolais

July 20, 2020June 29, 2021 jamiegoode 15785 Views Gamay

This was my second visit to Lapierre, following on from a visit with Camille Lapierre back in 2016. This time

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Spain TOP STORIES 

Torres Anthologia: high-end wines from this important Spanish winery

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6432 Views

Miquel Torres led this tasting of the top wines of Torres from the family museum, with a backdrop of some

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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 1998 Douro, Portugal

July 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6843 Views Port

Quinta do Vesuvio is one of the great Quintas of the Douro. It’s located in the Douro Superior (the wamer,

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Latest South Africa 

Olerasay No 2: a South African sweet wine that is becoming one of the world’s greats

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 jamiegoode 11488 Views

Five years after the first release, we have Olerasay No 2, a solera-aged straw wine from Mullineux in South Africa’s

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Features New Zealand Oregon 

New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir: wines from the edge

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 jamiegoode 12964 Views pinot noir

Over lockdown, there have been quite a few remote tastings, and 67 Pall Mall, with their careful sample preparation, decanting

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Videos Wine Science 

Washing grapes: Franciacorta producer Ca’Del Bosco’s berry spa

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 jamiegoode 11700 Views

Grapes come into the winery from the vineyard and are crushed, pressed or fermented just as they arrive: with dust

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Sicus: distinctive low-intervention wines from Catalunya
Features Latest Spain 

Sicus: distinctive low-intervention wines from Catalunya

September 23, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/producers/sicus I popped into Dynamic Vines in Bermondsey on a Saturday morning and they were showing the wines of

Germany’s top Rieslings at the VDP tasting: Mittelrhein, Franken, Sachsen, Nahe and Rheinhessen
Features Germany Latest 

Germany’s top Rieslings at the VDP tasting: Mittelrhein, Franken, Sachsen, Nahe and Rheinhessen

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
Champagne Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 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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