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England Features Profiles 

Rathfinny, one of England’s top sparkling wine producers

May 16, 2020 jamiegoode 10375 Views Sparkling wine

It has been 10 years since Mark and Sarah Driver first bought the land that is now Rathfinny Estate, one

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Five things every wine consumer should know

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 15264 Views

Great tasters are made not born Knowledge isn’t compulsory, but it enhances enjoyment ‘Quality’ in wine is context dependent Your

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Highlights Latest South Africa Videos 

Highlights: Carinus Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 6927 Views Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch

Carinus Family Wines Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. This is brilliant. Carinus are a new producer and

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Japan Profiles 

Nagano, Japan: 496 Winery, Cyclo Vineyard

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 8584 Views

496 Winery is run by Noriyuki Iijima, who was a professional pursuit cyclist riding for the Japanese team. With his

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Features Latest 

The origins of biodynamic farming: six things you probably didn’t know

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 jamiegoode 18242 Views biodynamics

Biodynamic farming is a subset of organic farming that has proved extremely popular in viticulture. It is based on the

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Wine struggles to speak to most people

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 jamiegoode 16731 Views

Last night I did a zoom wine tasting for my brother and his wife, and some of his friends. They

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Hungary 

A new Hungarian retailer: wines from Best of Hungary

May 9, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 6252 Views

I recently tasted through some wines from a new UK retailer of Hungarian wines, Best of Hungary. Hungary’s wines aren’t

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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: two from Champagne Bruno Paillard

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 jamiegoode 6251 Views

I visited Bruno Paillard with Treve Ring a couple of years ago. This is a rare thing: a new Champagne

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Books Champagne 

Review: Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine

May 7, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 11362 Views Sparkling wine

This is the new (2019) edition of the most comprehensive guide to sparkling wine, a category that’s exciting at the

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Frisach L’Abrunet Tinto 2018 Terra Alta, Spain

May 6, 2020 jamiegoode 6224 Views

Frisach L’Abrunet De Frisach Tinto 2018 Terra Alta, Spain13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Grenache and Carignan (here: Garnatxa

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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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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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