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New York State Videos 

Video: FLXcursion 2023 in the Finger Lakes wine region, NY

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 jamiegoode 3618 Views

Geneva, in the Finger Lakes wine region of New York State was the home to the 2023 FLXcursion, which brought

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Features Greece Regions 

Exploring Greece (3) Alpha Estate, Amydeon

June 21, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 3021 Views Xinomavro

Website: https://alpha-estate.com/ Alpha Estate is one of Greece’s most ambitious wine estates. It’s based in Amydeon, a region that’s a

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Features New York State 

Take a walk on the dark side: Pinot Noir made by Riesling producers

June 19, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4179 Views Finger Lakes, pinot noir

Moderated by David Schildknecht and Andrew Hedley, this session focused on Pinot Noir made by Riesling producers, as part of

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Features Regions Spain 

Cava discovery (1) an overview and a large blind tasting

June 16, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 5247 Views cava

Cava is changing. In May I visited the region to taste lots of the top examples of Cava, the well-known

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Features New Zealand 

Marlborough at 50: Tohu, the first Māori-owned and operated winery in New Zealand

June 16, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 5622 Views Marlborough

Website: https://www.tohuwines.co.nz/ Over recent years, the New Zealand wine industry address some of the historical imbalances that saw Māori culture

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Features Food and wine Italy 

Piemonte adventure (4) in Bra, dining at Battaglino and Osteria del Boccondivino

June 15, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3551 Views Piemonte, Restaurants

The Piemonte adventure continued during a stay in Bra, with two excellent meals, plus a few other wines tasted. Barbacàn

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Canada Food and wine 

Restaurant Pearl Morissette, Niagara, Canada

June 15, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 5752 Views

Pearl Morissette is a highly acclaimed winery in Niagara, Canada. Now it is home to one of Canada’s leading restuarants,

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In Niagara (9) the impressive wines of Pearl Morissette

June 14, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 9419 Views Niagara

Website: https://pearlmorissette.com/ Pearl Morissette is one of Niagara’s most interesting producers, making compelling wines, and marching to the beat of

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Features Spain 

Vinya del Noguer: natural Xarel.lo wines from Pepe Raventós

June 13, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4998 Views

Pepe Raventós was in town promoting his new natural wines, so naturally I was keen to hear all about them.

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Champagne England Videos 

English sparkling wine versus Champagne: one producer went to Reims to blind taste consumers on the streets!

June 12, 2023June 13, 2023 jamiegoode 4079 Views

In a slightly naughty experiment English sparkling wine producer Chapel Down took their wine to Reims in the heart of

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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Features Italy Latest 

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
Features Latest New to wine New Zealand Regions 

A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California
California Features Latest Rhone 

Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 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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