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The hundred halters

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8227 Views

Jamie Goode discusses the future of wine criticism, and asks whether traditionalists might resist the journey into the sunlit uplands

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Australia Features 

Yalumba The Caley: a mini-vertical of their top ‘Super Claret’

October 1, 2020 jamiegoode 6095 Views

It is a little-known fact that in the 19th century, the Bordelais used to blend in some Syrah from Hermitage

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Croatia Features 

Crushing on Croatia: the wines, regions and grape varieties

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 jamiegoode 17147 Views

By Janet Dorozynski Janet Dorozynski is a Canadian-based wine communicator whose day job involves helping Canadian wineries export their wines.

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Features Portugal 

Cortes de Cima Daqui 2019: my first taste of this collaboration wine

September 27, 2020 jamiegoode 5437 Views Alentejo

This is the collaborative wine I was involved with last year. It’s now in bottle and this was my first

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California Features 

The wines of Daou, Paso Robles: tilting at the top with Cabernet

September 26, 2020July 15, 2021 jamiegoode 5078 Views Paso Robles

Brothers George and Daniel Daou come from Lebanon. The first rocket from the civil war in the 1970s landed in

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England Features Profiles 

Tillingham: visting the winery leading the charge for natural wine in the UK

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 jamiegoode 12934 Views

It’s a sunny day in July, and my first time out of London since lockdown. I’m heading to Tillingham, a

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Australia Features 

Grange and friends: the Penfolds Collection 2020 releases

September 18, 2020August 4, 2022 jamiegoode 8382 Views

Penfolds is Australia’s most famous winery. Their flagship wine, Grange, has achieved legendary status. And this was a brand that

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Features Germany Regions 

Some top Chardonnays from Baden, Germany

September 15, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 7315 Views Chardonnay

Baden is a long, thin wine region, and is Germany’s most southerly, located on its western border with France. Hop

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Features South Africa 

The 2020 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Wines

September 12, 2020 jamiegoode 7603 Views

This year is a bit of a change for the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. It is going to be held

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Features Profiles Regions Spain 

Visiting Vega Sicilia, one of Spain’s most revered wineries

September 10, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 14935 Views Ribera del Duero

Vega Sicilia is one of the world’s iconic wineries, often referred to as Spain’s first growth. So it was great

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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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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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