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Features Italy Latest 

The 2022s from Abruzzo star winery Emidio Pepe

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 jamiegoode 2036 Views Abruzzo

Popped into Dynamic Vines today and tasted through the 2022s from Emidio Pepe, a remarkable winery that I’ve written about

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Features Greece Latest 

Douloufakis, making impressive wines from Crete, Greece

January 30, 2026 jamiegoode 2485 Views Crete

Website: https://douloufakis.wine/en/ Douloufakis is based in the village of Dafnes, near Heraklion, in Crete. Vines are farmed organically and winemaking

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Features New Zealand TOP STORIES 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley

January 30, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 4712 Views North Canterbury

Pyramid Valley is one of New Zealand’s special vineyards. I first came across it on my debut visit to Aotearoa

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Canada Features 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (4) Cedar Creek

January 27, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 2744 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.cedarcreek.bc.ca/ Cedar Creek is another important Okanagan winery that’s part of the Mark Anthony group, along with Mission Hill,

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Features New Zealand 

Blank Canvas, retelling the Marlborough story through some impressive single-vineyard wines

January 27, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1588 Views Chardonnay, Marlborough, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Website: https://blankcanvaswines.com/ Blank Canvas is the project of well-known Marlborough consultant winemaker Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson. Until very recently

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ProWein innovates in a bid to maintain its position as a ‘must attend’ wine trade fair

January 26, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1290 Views

Website: https://www.prowein.com/ For a while, ProWein was the undisputed superstar of wine trade fairs. It was more-or-less compulsory to head

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Canada Features 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: (3) Martin’s Lane

January 26, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 2268 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.martinslanewinery.com/ One of the leading Okanagan wineries is Martin’s Lane. This is one of the wineries that’s part of

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Canada Features 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen valleys (2) Spearhead

January 25, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1619 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.spearheadwinery.com/ Spearhead is a boutique winery based on the South East Kelowna slopes, which is a recently established Okanagan

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Features South Africa 

Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1377 Views Chardonnay

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

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Canada Features Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 3830 Views Okanagan Valley, Similkameen

The Okanagan is quite spectacular. It’s the largest by far of the wine regions in Canada’s British Columbia, located some

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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.jimbarry.com/news/loosenbarry-unique-collaboration-meeting-minds-shared-obsession Loosen Barry is a fun (and quite serious) joint Riesling project, and I did a deep dive into

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society
Features Latest 

Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society

October 8, 2026October 8, 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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