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Dogme 95 and the parallel with natural wine

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 jamiegoode 5490 Views

Some time ago I wrote about the idea of limiting creative options, and how this can sometimes be a way

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Top picks from Waitrose

November 3, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 14853 Views

Jamie Goode makes his selection from the recent Waitrose (UK multiple grocer) press tasting. A couple of weeks ago I

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English Sparkling Wine vs Champagne

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 jamiegoode 11207 Views Sparkling wine

Here are the results of Noble Rot’s Second English Sparkling wine versus Champagne blind tasting, which was recently held in

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Remembering Terry Threlfall

October 20, 2020November 14, 2020 Treve Ring 9119 Views

I don’t remember ever meeting Terry; he was one of those individuals in my wine life that was seemingly, reassuringly,

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Most people don’t like wine the first time they taste it

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 13413 Views

Do you remember the first time you tried wine? Did you like it? I remember tasting wine as an older

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Remembering Taras

October 16, 2020November 14, 2020 Treve Ring 10296 Views

This week the wine world lost one of its shining lights. Taras Ochota, of Adelaide Hills’ Ochota Barrels, passed through

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Gallery: vintage at Tillingham, a natural winery in Sussex, UK

October 14, 2020 jamiegoode 5968 Views Natural wine, Winemaking

Two days in Sussex. I actually did some proper work. After a gentle first day (looking round, tasting the 2020

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Three impressive gastronomic rosés

October 13, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 4988 Views Rose

These three wines are from Justerini & Brooks, and all appeal. It’s great to the ranks of serious, ambitious rosé

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The hundred halters

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8376 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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Yalumba The Caley: a mini-vertical of their top ‘Super Claret’

October 1, 2020 jamiegoode 6323 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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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
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Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
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Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 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.

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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