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Features Oregon TOP STORIES 

New releases (2022) from Nicolas-Jay, now one of Oregon’s very best wineries

October 17, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 13728 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Jamie Goode tastes latest releases from Jay Boberg and Jean-Nicolas Meo of Nicolas-Jay, a winery who has, in a very

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Jansz Tasmania Premium Cuvée NV

October 16, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1498 Views Sparkling wine

I remember when I first started out in wine buying quite a bit of Aussie fizz – Seppelts Great Western

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Austria Features 

Electric Styria: a tasting and discussion about this exciting wine region

October 15, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2821 Views

Websites: https://www.wachstumkoenig.at/ *** https://www.neumeister.cc/en/ *** https://www.vinogross.com/ One of the exciting wine stories in recent years is the emergence of a

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California Videos 

Video: Martinelli’s Jackass vineyard, planted before 1889, and one of California’s oldest

October 14, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 2636 Views

This short film was taken in July when I visited the Jackass vineyard and Jackass Hill vineyard (right next door)

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California Features Regions 

Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) De Loach Vineyards

October 12, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2345 Views Sonoma

Website: https://deloachvineyards.com/ Originally started in 1975 by Cecil De Loach, De Loach was one of the first post-prohibition wineries in

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Features Food and wine France 

Exploring the Basque coast: Biarritz, San Sebastian, Guéthary and Saint Jean de Luz

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 jamiegoode 4330 Views

I recently spent a weekend on the Basque coast, flying in to Biarritz and staying the night. The following day

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California Features Highlights 

Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli

October 10, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 2232 Views pinot noir, Sonoma, Zinfandel

Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,

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Alsace Highlights 

Highlights: Soil Therapy Dorfschatz Gewurztraminer Sec 2021 Alsace

October 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1316 Views

Soil Therapy Dorfschatz Gewurztraminer Sec 2021 Alsace12.5% alcohol. This is from Thomas Larmoyer and Merdey Tek, who established their micronegociant

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Alsace Features 

Alsace adventure (6) Domaine Kirrenbourg, the new star

October 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2618 Views

Website: https://www.domainekirrenbourg.fr/en Marc Rinaldi, the founder and owner of Domaine Kirrenbourg, has had three lives. Now aged 84, he began

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Margaret River, Australia

October 8, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1623 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Website: https://www.vassefelix.com.au/ Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Margaret River, Australia14.5% alcohol. This is the 50th release of this wine which

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Book review: The Science of Fermentation
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Book review: The Science of Fermentation

November 2, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.dk.com/us/book/9798217126477-the-science-of-fermentation/ Robin Sherriff The Science of Fermentation: explore the fascinating alchemy of fermented food and drinkDorling Kindersley This is

Wine and travel as competitive sports
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Wine and travel as competitive sports

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 jamiegoode
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
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

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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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