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Burgundy Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Domaine Reunaud Boyer Bourgogne Aligoté 2022

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1072 Views Aligote

I’m a big fan of Aligoté, and this is one of the best I’ve tried of late. Domaine Reunaud Boyer

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Highlights: Torres Mas La Plana 2018 Penedès, Spain

May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 jamiegoode 1091 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Penedès

Torres Mas La Plana 2018 Penedès, Spain14.5% alcohol. This is Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Mas La Plana vineyard. It’s one

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Is writing about wine difficult? A response to an academic linguist who doesn’t care much for wine writers

May 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1535 Views

Linguist Dariusz Galasiński has recently begun turning his considerable academic prowess to the subject of words and wine. He’s currently

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California Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Abe Schoener and the Los Angeles River Wine Co, an urban winery in Los Angeles

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 jamiegoode 2011 Views urban winery

Website: https://scholium.securecheckout.com/ In August 2019 I visited Abe Schoener right at the beginning of the Los Angeles River Wine Company.

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What I really think about scoring wine, and explaining why the scores on this site are in a tight band?

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 jamiegoode 2396 Views

I have a love/hate relationship with wine scores. I use them to give readers an idea of how much I

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Terrasses du Larzac, a mini study of this important Languedoc AOC

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1829 Views Terrasses du Larzac

Website: https://terrasses-du-larzac.com/en/home/ Terrasses du Larzac is an AOC in the Languedoc that was established just over a decade ago, in

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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2017 England

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 jamiegoode 1090 Views

Website: https://nyetimber.com/ Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2017 England12% alcohol. Thanks to the code on the label you can find out

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Argentina Features Latest 

Zuccardi: some more affordable wines from this top Argentine producer

April 27, 2025 jamiegoode 1101 Views

Familia Zuccardi make a wide range of wines, from super high-end to more affordable. Here’s a collection of some of

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Why we should stop writing about writing about wine

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1977 Views

I fully realise the irony of the intent of this piece. By arguing that we should stop writing about wine

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Australia Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Australian Pinot Noir: a tasting of 25 wines, showing how impressive these wines can be

April 24, 2025April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 8061 Views pinot noir

Back in November I attended the Pinot Massif, which is a get-together for winemakers in Australia who are working with

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Book review: Izabela Kamińska Wild yeast – stories about wine
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Book review: Izabela Kamińska Wild yeast – stories about wine

October 30, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.izabelakaminska.com/index.php/en/wild-yeasts/ Izabela Kamińska is a well-travelled Polish wine journalist, now living in Portugal. I’ve met her on the road

Cruse x Hirsch, tasting some Californian gems from this star partnership
California Features Latest 

Cruse x Hirsch, tasting some Californian gems from this star partnership

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 jamiegoode
Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines
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Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines

October 27, 2025 jamiegoode
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Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering

October 25, 2025October 26, 2025 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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