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Giuseppe Rinaldi
Features Italy Latest Profiles 

In Piedmonte: visiting Giuseppe Rinaldi, with Alessia and Carlotta

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 jamiegoode 14311 Views barolo, piedmont

This was my first professional visit in Piedmont, and as they go, it was quite a good start. It was

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England Features Profiles Regions 

Modesty and talent: Balfour wines from Hush Heath Estate are actually pretty rad…

August 6, 2021August 10, 2021 Lisse Garnett 10982 Views

Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode visit the estate and report back on an operation that isn’t quite as the marketing

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Features Italy TOP STORIES 

Visiting Gaja, one of Piedmont’s top producers, and seeing the new Alta Langa vineyards

August 5, 2021August 7, 2021 jamiegoode 24300 Views barbaresco, Nebbiolo

Barbaresco is a small town, and it is pretty much dominated by one producer, Gaja, who put this Piedmont appellation

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Argentina Features Regions 

Bodega Contra Corriente: Welsh-speaking Chubut in Patagonia is producing cool climate wines to sing about

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Lisse Garnett 8856 Views Patagonia

Lisse Garnett tells the story of a new wine region with an intriguing history, in Argentina’s Patagonia. Wine notes by

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Features Profiles Regions South Africa 

Visiting Mullineux, one of South Africa’s top producers

July 28, 2021July 29, 2021 jamiegoode 10400 Views swartland

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring continue their series on the Swartland, visiting Mullineux at their home base, Roundstone. This was

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Features France 

Chablis mini-study: six interesting wines

July 21, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6159 Views Chablis

I tasted these wines in preparation for a seminar. Some real stars here. Le Domaine d’Henri Heritage Chablis 1er Cru

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Features New York State Regions 

Mini-study: Finger Lakes Riesling – Osmote, Fox Run, Hosmer

July 18, 2021January 25, 2023 jamiegoode 5409 Views

The Finger Lakes in New York State has emerged as one of the wine world’s hotspots for Riesling. The combination

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Chile Features 

Duval x Ventisquero = Obliqua: high-end Carménère from Apalta, Chile

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 jamiegoode 6584 Views carmenere

This pair of high-end Carménère’s was introduced live by Ventisquera chief winemaker Felipe Tosso and viticulturist Sergio Homazabal. They are

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Features TOP STORIES 

Liking plus coolness – what makes a wine great

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 jamiegoode 6277 Views

Why are some wines so hotly sought after? Which bottles do you go ‘wow’ at, when someone pulls them out

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Features France TOP STORIES 

A remarkable Mondeuse from the hero of this Savoie variety

July 10, 2021 jamiegoode 10077 Views mondeuse, Savoie

Michel Grisard Domaine Prieuré Saint Christophe M……14  Vin de FranceMichel Grisard worked on his family farm until 1982, when he

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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete
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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete

July 30, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.zacharioudakis.com/en/ Zacharioudakis is a family-owned winery from northern Crete, near Heraklion. It was started in 2000 by journalist Stelios

Julian Reynolds Wine
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Reynolds Wine Growers: top wines from the cooler north of Portugal’s Alentejo

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring Beaumes-de-Venise (1) introducing this interesting Rhône Cru
Features Latest Regions Rhone 

Exploring Beaumes-de-Venise (1) introducing this interesting Rhône Cru

July 29, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode
Biofiltro: cleaning up winery waste water with worm power, creating high-quality compost at the same time
Features Latest Wine Science 

Biofiltro: cleaning up winery waste water with worm power, creating high-quality compost at the same time

July 27, 2026July 27, 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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