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Burgundy Latest Profiles 

In Chablis, visiting Jean-Marc Brocard, one of the top producers

January 7, 2020 jamiegoode 12360 Views Chablis

The village of Préhy, Jean-Marc Brocard has steadily built up one of the top domaines in the region, on the

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Telmo Rodriguez
Latest Profiles Spain 

Meeting Telmo Rodrìguez, rediscovering historical Rioja with his Lanzaga wines

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 jamiegoode 12736 Views Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez became famous for his travelling winemaking, sourcing top vineyards from around Spain, and then returning to revitalize family

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Features Georgia Regions 

In Georgia, on the qvevri trail, experiencing the living fossil of wine

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 jamiegoode 15713 Views Natural wine

Jamie Goode travels east, 8000 years back in time, to visit Georgia and experience wine as it would have been

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New to wine 

What’s all this talk about ‘yields’?

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 jamiegoode 25515 Views

You don’t have to hang around wine circles too long to hear talk of ‘yields’, and generally, the sentiment is

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Georgia TOP STORIES Videos 

Video: in Georgia’s wine regions, pursuing qvevri wines

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 8105 Views

Jamie Goode visits Georgia for the first time. This is the country that has a strong claim as being the

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Latest Travel 

Oh the places you’ll go: the trips of 2019

December 31, 2019January 3, 2020 jamiegoode 7042 Views

It has been quite a year. I need a rest. I’m tired but thrilled by everything I’ve experienced. Here’s a

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Bedrock Wine Co
California Profiles 

Bedrock Wine Co, California

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 8330 Views Zinfandel

Trying the wines from Morgan Twain-Peterson’s boutique winery focusing on California’s heritage of old vineyards, many of them field blends.

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California 

Some fine Californian wines from UK importer Roberson

December 28, 2019 jamiegoode 6069 Views pinot noir, syrah

Roberson wine have, for some time now, been championing new-wave Californian wines in the UK, and they have gathered an

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Features 

Top wines of 2019 (that I paid for)

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 jamiegoode 10042 Views

As an emerging wine journalist with an OK-ish reputation, many of the wines I try or drink aren’t paid for

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georgian wine
Features Georgia Travel 

Visiting Georgia: an ancient wine culture, and a country of contrasts

December 27, 2019January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 13097 Views

Georgia is a country of contrasts. In September I made my first visit: I discovered a lot, and I also

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

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
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

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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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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