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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Cherubino Pedestal Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

September 22, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1748 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Website: https://www.cherubinowines.com/ Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region is the source of some amazing Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines, but it sometimes

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Gallery Regions Spain 

Gallery: in the vineyards of Rioja (1) San Vicente, Rioja Alavesa

September 22, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2002 Views Rioja

I’ve just been filming an episode of Wine Science (due to be released early next year) in the Rioja region,

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Comando G Navatalgordo 2022

September 19, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2816 Views Grenache

One of the heroes of the new Spain wine scene is Comando G. Read more about them in this excellent

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Features New Zealand 

Pyramid Valley: tasting the 2020 Botanical Collection wines from this special New Zealand producer

September 16, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2093 Views Chardonnay, North Canterbury, pinot noir

Website: https://www.pyramidvalley.co.nz/ ‘It’s a big moment in time for us at Pyramid Valley,’ said Steve Smith, introducing this tasting of

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Italy Sponsored content 

A brief tour of some of Italy’s most interesting red grape varieties

September 16, 2024February 26, 2025 jamiegoode 5724 Views

Italy is one of the most interesting wine-producing countries of all, with a diverse range of wine-producing regions running the

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Mumm RSRV Cuvée 4 5 Grand Cru NV France

September 13, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2287 Views

Website: https://www.mumm.com/en-gb/ An impressive Champagne from Mumm, who have upped their game of late. Champagne Mumm RSRV Cuvée 4 5

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Features Portugal 

XXVI Talhas: a remarkable winery in the Alentejo working only with old clay vessels

September 12, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3909 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Website: https://www.xxvi-talhas.pt/ Ricardo Sanios is the dude behind XXVI Talhas, which is based in Vidigueira (it’s pronounced ‘vin-say-sh tal-yas’ if

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Australia Features Regions 

Visiting Yangarra, a star producer in Australia’s McLaren Vale

September 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2947 Views Grenache, McLaren Vale

Website: https://www.yangarra.com/ The story of Yangarra nicely tracks with the revival of Grenache as a key variety in Australia, where

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California Features 

Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (6) Benovia

September 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2453 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://benoviawinery.com/ Benovia is a really impressive Russian River Valley winery that began in 2005. It’s a partnership between Joe

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Highlights Lebanon 

Highlights: Mersel Elevate Marini 2021 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

September 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1773 Views

Time for something very different, and quite wonderful. Mersel Elevate Marini 2021 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon12.5% alcohol. This is from the

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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
Features Latest 

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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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