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China Features 

Lenz Moser and his Chinese dream: Changyu Moser XV

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 10501 Views

Isolation means no travel, but thanks to Zoom, Instagram and various other video-capable apps, that doesn’t stop wine journalists like

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

In the Swartland with Eben Sadie (2) in the cellar, and tasting the wines

April 20, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 14994 Views swartland

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste with Eben Sadie, and visit the winery where some of South Africa’s most sought-after

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Features Wine Science 

‘Tressage’: an alternative to hedging vines, that claims to have some benefits

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 jamiegoode 17425 Views Viticulture

In viticulture, a widely practiced form of leaf removal is hedging of the canopies, taking off the developing shoots at

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Champagne Features 

Non-vintage Champagne: comparing five top examples

April 11, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 30881 Views

Last week I watched an Instagram live session organized by Champagne retailer The Finest Bubble. Champagne expert Essi Avellan led

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Features Latest 

Tastings in the time of ISO

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 jamiegoode 5336 Views

These times of isolation have led to a proliferation of virtual meet-ups, using various tools. There’s Zoom with its security

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Features Portugal TOP STORIES 

Made in clay (2): Talha day, a festival of amphora wines

April 8, 2020January 18, 2021 jamiegoode 6292 Views Amphora

Here are the rest of our notes for wines tasted at Amphora Wine Day in the Alentejo in November 2019.

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Features South Africa Wine Science 

In the Swartland with Eben Sadie (1): the vineyard

April 7, 2020June 14, 2021 jamiegoode 10729 Views swartland, Viticulture

Over the last 20 years (first vintage 2000), Eben Sadie has established himself as one of South Africa’s leading winegrowers.

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Features Latest Portugal 

Made in clay (1): Talha Day, a festival of amphora wines

April 2, 2020April 11, 2020 jamiegoode 9861 Views Amphora

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring attend Amphora Wine Day at Herdade do Rocim in the Alentejo, Portugal. In this two

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Features Spain TOP STORIES 

Sal da Terra, in search of the perfect Albariño

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 jamiegoode 8674 Views Albarino

Back in June 2018 I travelled to Galicia with chums Daniel Primack and Ben Henshaw. We were on a mission:

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Features Wine Science 

Wine science: powdery mildew, the wine world’s biggest problem

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 jamiegoode 19400 Views

Anyone who’s ever tried to grow grape vines without spraying them will probably have come across powdery mildew. It’s the

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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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