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Chile Features France 

The Business of English Wine (4): Cliff Roberson of Roberson Wine transports us from the basements of 60s London to upscale Manhattan, Chile and Bordeaux as he recalls 50 full years in the trade

May 24, 2022July 10, 2022 Lisse Garnett 10141 Views

What do David Bailey, Michael Caine and Cliff Roberson have in common? They’re all working class London boys made good.

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Features Italy 

Beautiful wines express a complex path – the wines of La Fiorita owe their existence to the bravery and business acumen of a woman who eventually learned the secret of saying NO

May 12, 2022July 10, 2022 Lisse Garnett 6964 Views Brunello, Montalcino, Tuscany

Natalie Oliveros is an astute successful woman with a wonderfully rich life. For the past ten years this New York

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England Features 

How natural wine conquered the UK: Lisse Garnett interviews Doug Wregg the man that brought it here

April 25, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 7280 Views Natural wine

Natural wine, ‘the yeast of Eden’, the ‘Devil’s spawn’, or a completely fictional meaningless term – is a very successful

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Spain 

Modernity meets tradition in Rioja: interviewing Victor Urrutia of CVNE

April 20, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8051 Views Rioja

A wine region born of industry and necessity – just a few hour’s drive from Bordeaux – Rioja was the

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Hungary Regions 

Exploring Hungarian wine: the Hungarian Wine Summit 2022

April 2, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 9831 Views

Eger’s winemakers have rebranded Bulls Blood as Bikavér and are also making salty mineral volcanic whites of distinction. In Tokaj

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New to wine South Africa 

Pieter Ferreira – Modern Day Maestro of Bubbles speaks to Lisse Garnett

March 17, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 19853 Views

Dom Pérignon is a mere fable in the face of Saffer stalwart Pieter Ferreira. Famed for his monk-like dedication to

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Chile Features 

New Wave Chile is here, with a little help from South Africa: the wines of Longavi

February 10, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 5459 Views

Inspired by the Swartland Revolution, three men have started a cross cultural company making low intervention wines from old vines

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Features France Regions 

Visiting the Roussillon (2) the Northern Roussillon: Maury, The Aude, Fenouillèdes and The Agly Valley

January 5, 2022February 11, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8659 Views Roussillon

Mark Walford of Le Soula, Gérard Gauby of Domaine Gauby and Brigitte Verdaguer of Domain Rancy are interviewed by Lisse

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France Videos 

Visiting Château Lagrezette, Alain Dominique Perrin’s private home in Cahors

December 23, 2021January 9, 2022 Lisse Garnett 6522 Views

Lisse Garnett visits the romantic castle of Château Lagrezette, purchased as a ruin and renovated by Alain Dominique Perrin in

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Features Regions South of France 

Roussillon’s spirited new wave of vignerons: ancient vines, unimpeachable terroir, organic viticulture and the maverick spirit of Catalan culture

December 1, 2021December 14, 2021 Lisse Garnett 10974 Views Roussillon

Part (1): Banyuls, Collioure, Rivesaltes and Maury Roussillon’s still wines are garnering more respect than ever before especially in 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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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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