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Burgundy Features 

Meet Raphaëlle Guyot, who is recovering lost terroirs in interesting parts of Bourgogne

March 1, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1883 Views Natural wine

UK agent: Newcomer Wines Raphaëlle Guyot studied winegrowing and winemaking at Beaune, graduating in 2015. This was followed up with

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China Highlights 

Highlights: Tiansai Skyline of Gobi Marselan 2018 China

February 27, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1263 Views

Website: http://www.tsjz.com/ I’m mid-flight on my way to Hong Kong aboard Cathay Pacific, and this is the first time I’ve

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California Features 

California exploration: Kutch, visiting their new home and tasting the 2023 new releases

February 27, 2025March 16, 2025 jamiegoode 2538 Views Sonoma

I’ve written extensively about the wines of Jamie Kutch before, so it was great to be able to visit him

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Features Regions Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage: my pick of 22 of the best wines from this interesting appellation

February 26, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4652 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Back in late November I visited Crozes-Hermitage in the Northen Rhône, taking some time to visit many of the producers,

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Features Rhone TOP STORIES 

Crozes-Hermitage (18) a big tasting of whites and reds

February 26, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2427 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

WHITES In 2023, Crozes-Hermitage was 11% white. Here I tried 18 whites. Vidal-Fleury Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 202213% alcohol. Marsanne with some

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Features Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage (14) Domaine des Hauts Châssis

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1395 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Next stop was at Domaine des Hauts Châssis, for a visit and tasting with the Raphaël Faugier. His father created

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1075 Views Stellenbosch

Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa14% alcohol. A Bordeaux-style blend from Stellenbosch that comes in a heavyweight

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Features Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage (17) Laurent Fayolle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1673 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Laurent Fayolle is one of the stars of Crozes-Hermitage, and his family domaine is base in the north, in the

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Features Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage (16) Domaine des Combat

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1955 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Sandra Combat is quite a character. She was a brand ambassador for Mouton Cadet in China, where she lived for

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Features Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage (15) Domaine Belle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1412 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Valentin Belle (pictured above) of Domaine Belle to taste through some of their wines. This is a

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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
Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering
Australia Features Latest 

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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