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Burgundy Features Latest 

Highlights: Domaine de L’Arlot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forets St Georges 2015

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 jamiegoode 3477 Views

Website: https://www.arlot.com/en/ Really loved this wine from L’Arlot. This property is part of the AXA Portfolio, and Christian Seely has

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Australia Features Latest 

Kym Teusner: fine wines from this Barossa star

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 jamiegoode 3999 Views

Website: https://www.teusner.com.au/ I first met Kym Teusner in the Barossa Valley in 2004 (see my report here here). He’d only

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Bizoe ‘Henriëtta’ 2020 Franschhoek, South Africa

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 jamiegoode 3254 Views

Website: https://bizoe.co.za/ Franschhoek is a region with a particular talent for Semillon, and here it’s nicely married with its regular

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Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay collection 2021 vintage: some of New Zealand’s best Chardonnays

December 26, 2023 jamiegoode 4525 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Hawke’s Bay has a had a good run of recent vintages, despite the awful floods that hit in February 2023,

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Austria Features Latest 

Austrian Sparkling Wine: a masterclass

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 4424 Views Sparkling wine

This session was presented by Sasha Speicher at the Arlberg Weinberg 2023 in Lech, Austria. Sasha is an excellent presenter

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Thelema Rabelais 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 4155 Views Stellenbosch

The Rabelais was originally the Thelema Cape Winemaker’s Guild red that we put in auction each year, says Thomas Webb.

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Highlights Jura Latest 

Highlights: François Rousset-Martin Savagnin Cuvée du Professeur 2018 Côtes du Jura

December 23, 2023 jamiegoode 4201 Views

Had this beauty last night at Dan’s, which is one of the best places in London to drink interesting wine.

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Features Latest Portugal 

Port and Madeira: a fortified discussion with Niepoort and Barbeito

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 jamiegoode 4221 Views Madeira, Port

As part of the program at the 2023 Arlberg Weinberg festival, sommelier Amanda Wassmer-Bulgin compered this session with Ricardo Freitas

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Fontodi chianti classico
Features Italy Latest Regions 

Chianti Classico Deep Dive (2) Fontodi

December 20, 2023December 22, 2023 jamiegoode 8210 Views Chianti Classico, Sangiovese

Website: https://www.fontodi.com/en/Home.html Fontodi is one of the top properties in Chianti Classico. I last visited back in 2008, so it

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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Champagne Gosset Grande Reserve Brut NV

December 20, 2023 jamiegoode 3376 Views

I really like the wines of Gosset, which with a production of 1 million bottles a year isn’t a big

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 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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