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California Features TOP STORIES 

Visiting Mayacamas, who are making stunning, ageworthy mountain wines in Napa’s Mt. Veeder

January 11, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 7859 Views Napa

Website: https://www.mayacamas.com/ Mayacamas, which is translated as call of the mountain lion, is one of Napa’s true star wineries, making

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Features Greece 

Visiting Gaia wines in Greece, who make interesting wines in both Nemea and Santorini

January 10, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2855 Views Santorini

Website: https://gaiawines.gr/en/ktima-gaias-en/ Gaia Estate is one of Greece’s leading wineries. They are based in two places: Nemea, in the Peloponnese,

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Kitting out the kitchen with professional restaurant appliances

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 jamiegoode 1403 Views

One of the great things about open kitchens in restaurants is that you get to see the professionals at work.

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Features France 

Château des Tourettes and Tinus, the Luberon outpost of Jean-Marie Guffens

January 9, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 3181 Views

It was back in 1979 when Jean-Marie Guffens established his famous Mâconnais estate Domaine Guffens-Heynen which was later joined by

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Features Portugal 

Chinado: natural wines from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region

January 9, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2641 Views Lisboa, Natural wine

Website: https://www.vinhochinado.com/ Chinado are based in Alcobaça, the home of the famous monastery, in the Lisboa wine region, where they

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Austria Features 

BLAU: a special exploration into the world of Blaufränkisch

January 8, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2528 Views Blaufrankisch

This was an interesting tasting, with some of the most interesting Blaufränkisch producers, all of who are imported into the

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020

January 7, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1626 Views Chianti Classico

Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s

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Quinta da Pedra Alta, a new Douro star, with consultant winemaker Matt Gant

January 6, 2025January 7, 2025 jamiegoode 7313 Views Douro

Website: https://www.qpa.pt/ Matt Gant is a winemaker from Western Australia, but previously he was based in the Barossa, where he

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Canada Features 

In Niagara, Canada (17) Ferox

January 6, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 3449 Views Niagara

I visited Ferox, a relatively new winery in Niagara, with assistant winemaker Cubby Sadoon. It has a very different, and

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Beaujolais Highlights 

Highlights: Thillardon Chénas Vibrations 2021

January 5, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1797 Views Gamay

Thillardon Vibrations Chénas 2021 Beaujolais, France11.5% alcohol. This was bought after a long lunch at the excellent Soif, and then

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Apollo’s Praise: an exciting new producer in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region
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Apollo’s Praise: an exciting new producer in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region

March 3, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://apollospraise.com/ This is an exciting new project in the Finger Lakes of New York State. Julia Hoyle (winemaker at

Porto in pictures, with a short film
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Porto in pictures, with a short film

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Augalevada, a star from Spain’s Ribeiro
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Augalevada, a star from Spain’s Ribeiro

March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Eulogio Pomares and Zarate: amazing wines from Rías Baixas
Features Latest Spain 

Eulogio Pomares and Zarate: amazing wines from Rías Baixas

February 28, 2026 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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