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The hundred halters

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8493 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 6403 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 19181 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 5623 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 5438 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 13437 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 8936 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 8017 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 7933 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 15684 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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Brunia, an exciting cool-climate wine project from South Africa’s Walker Bay
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Brunia, an exciting cool-climate wine project from South Africa’s Walker Bay

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.bruniawines.co.za/ This is an exciting project owned by the Sander family, and it’s in a relatively unknown winegrowing region

Cantina Antoliolo are making lovely natural wines in the foothills of the Apennine mountain range in Italy’s Umbria
Features Italy Latest 

Cantina Antoliolo are making lovely natural wines in the foothills of the Apennine mountain range in Italy’s Umbria

May 10, 2026 jamiegoode
La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers
Features Italy Latest Regions 

La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 9, 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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