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Gérard Basset’s widow Nina and son Romané call on UK government to appoint a specialist minister for hospitality as crisis bites

September 30, 2022November 1, 2022 Lisse Garnett 10766 Views education

We ask the UK Sommelier of the Year 2022 Vincenzo Arnese what it takes to get to the top and

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Features Regions South Africa 

The Cap Classiques of Ann and Pieter Ferriera: pushing the bubbly boundaries in South Africa

September 27, 2022October 17, 2022 jamiegoode 6319 Views Sparkling wine

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the latest releases of this exciting Cap Classique producer. Pieter Ferreira, who for a

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Exciting wines from five new projects high up in Portugal’s Douro region

September 24, 2022 jamiegoode 6969 Views Douro

The Douro Valley is proving to be an exciting place for small winery projects, and one hotspot is in the

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Growing wines in Chile’s northern desert: 10 years of the Tara Atacama project from Ventisquero

September 23, 2022 jamiegoode 8957 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Tara is a remarkable wine project in Chile’s Atacama desert. Jamie Goode tastes through the first 10 years of this

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Bordeaux Features TOP STORIES 

Château d’Yquem, the world’s most famous sweet wine

September 21, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 10502 Views

When I first got into wine, I read a lot. And one of the famous names that I was fascinated

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The wines of Ceretto, Piemonte, with Federico Ceretto

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 jamiegoode 5477 Views Nebbiolo, piedmont

Piemonte is on fire at the moment. This wonderfully complex wine region, driven by terroir and an interesting set of

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Features Portugal 

The wines of Malhadinha Nova, Alentejo, Portugal

September 17, 2022 jamiegoode 4953 Views Alentejo

I’ve followed the wines of Malhadinha Nova over the years, since their promising debut in the early noughties. The vineyards

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Californian Pinot Noir: 38 wines tasted and rated

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 jamiegoode 8841 Views pinot noir

California is one of the most exciting destinations globally for Pinot Noir. But it’s only a subset of the state’s

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Exploring smell and the art of the perfumer, with Dr Melanie McBride

September 12, 2022November 3, 2025 jamiegoode 6842 Views

As a wine person, I’m deeply interested in smell. It’s a sense that lies at the heart of gastronomy, and

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Grenache : a Study

September 8, 2022September 13, 2022 Treve Ring 7290 Views Garnacha, Grenache

(/ɡrəˈnæʃ/) Grenache is one of the most widely planted red wine grapes planted on the globe, which would explain the

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Rheingau riesling tasting
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Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Continuing with my write ups from the amazing VDP tastings in Weisbaden, August 2026, here are notes on the Rheingau

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode
Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list

August 29, 2026August 29, 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.

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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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