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Argentina Profiles 

Pecne Te, a Swiss-owned winery in Mendoza, Argentina

June 7, 2020 jamiegoode 8008 Views

Website: https://www.pecnete.com/ I like serendipity. I was sent these samples to taste by the partners in the winery, who used

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Canada Profiles 

In Quebec: Domaine Le Grand Saint Charles

June 6, 2020June 7, 2020 jamiegoode 8393 Views Quebec

Website: https://www.domainelegrandsaintcharles.com/ Martin Laroche and Mylène Gaudette run Domaine Le Grand St-Charles, a winery in St-Paul d’Abbotsford in the Montérégie

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Features Wine Science 

The science of flor: what’s that growing on my wine?

June 5, 2020 jamiegoode 31407 Views flor, sherry

What is flor? It’s something that grows on the surface of wine: a film of yeasts. And it alters the

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Austria Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Heinrich Weisze Freyheit 2017 Österreich

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 jamiegoode 7085 Views Natural wine

Heinrich are one of the top producers in Austria’s Burgenland wine region. They farm in the Leithaberg region, biodynamically. This

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Features Latest Lebanon 

Ixsir: the new star on the Lebanese wine scene

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 jamiegoode 13991 Views

Lebanon is a country with a long history of wine production, but – as with many countries in the middle

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Regions Spain 

Ribero del Duero: an introduction to this important Spanish wine region

May 31, 2020June 8, 2020 jamiegoode 10915 Views

This was my first visit to Ribera del Duero, and it began with an overview from Augustin Alonso Gonzalez, technical

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Highlights: Vidal-Fleury Côtes du Rhône 2016

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 jamiegoode 7910 Views

I liked this wine much more than I was expecting to. Yes, it’s not cheap for a Côtes du Rhône

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Highlights Spain Videos 

Highlights: Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes 2016 Tenerife

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 jamiegoode 7266 Views Tenerife

Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes 2016 Orotava, Teneferife, Spain13% alcohol. A wine I bought a while back, this is a

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Canada Features 

The wines of Ontario: a 67 Pall Mall webinar

May 28, 2020 jamiegoode 7383 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 7676 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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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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