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Austria Features Regions 

Zweigelt study: is Austria’s ‘Merlot’ capable of greatness?

January 5, 2021 jamiegoode 7236 Views carnuntum, zweigelt

Although Blaufrankisch is widely seen as Austria’s top red grape, it’s not the most widely planted. That title goes to

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Argentina Features 

Catena explore the natural side: making the most of Argentina’s historic Criolla Chica variety

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 jamiegoode 7681 Views Natural wine

Catena is one of Argentina’s best-known producers, making a range of wines at varying price points, including some very impressive

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Features Germany Regions 

Top Mosel Riesling: tasting 64 Grosses Gewächs at the 2020 VDP tasting

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 jamiegoode 14562 Views Mosel, Riesling

Here are my notes on 64 Mosel Rieslings from the 2020 Grosses Gewächs tasting, featuring new releases from some of

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Champagne Features France TOP STORIES 

In Champagne: Agrapart & Fils

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Treve Ring 10795 Views champagne, grower champagne

Founded in 1894, Champagne Agrapart & Fils has rightfully emerged as one of the finest grower estates in the Côte

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Features Wine Science 

Wine just tastes of wine: on objects and perception, part 1

December 29, 2020February 2, 2021 jamiegoode 7856 Views

How do we perceive wine? How do we make sense of the world around us? Is there such a thing

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Features New Zealand 

Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay (2) six more top wines tasted

December 27, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 5543 Views Chardonnay, hawkes bay

A few days ago I reported on six of the twelve Chardonnays (and Ring added her notes, after tasting through

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Bordeaux Features Hungary 

Christmas wines 2020

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 jamiegoode 5778 Views

Some wines tasted over the holiday period, with an emphasis on sweet and Bordeaux. Champagne Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Non

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Features New Zealand 

Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay (1) six top wines tasted

December 25, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 7177 Views champagne

January 6, 2021 – I received the same wines as Goode, a few weeks later, and thought it would be

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Features Portugal 

PORT.CLUB by Churchill’s

December 22, 2020 jamiegoode 7040 Views Douro, Port

Port.Club is a new membership retail platform by the Port House Churchill’s. For a drink that has laboured under a

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Features TOP STORIES 

The triune brain, and thinking of a triune wine tasting approach

December 21, 2020 jamiegoode 8156 Views

In our heads, we have a remarkable organ. The brain. It’s mushy and jelly-like, and it weighs around 1.4 kilograms.

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ProWein innovates in a bid to maintain its position as a ‘must attend’ wine trade fair
Features Latest 

ProWein innovates in a bid to maintain its position as a ‘must attend’ wine trade fair

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.prowein.com/ For a while, ProWein was the undisputed superstar of wine trade fairs. It was more-or-less compulsory to head

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: (3) Martin’s Lane
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: (3) Martin’s Lane

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen valleys (2) Spearhead
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen valleys (2) Spearhead

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
Features Latest South Africa 

Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 jamiegoode

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About Us

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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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