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Canada Features 

Canadian Pinot Noir, a seminar

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 jamiegoode 7655 Views pinot noir

Pinot Noir has found a home in Canada’s wine regions. Last July, Treve Ring and I led a seminar on

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: Boekenhoutskloof

March 16, 2020 jamiegoode 12760 Views Franschhoek

Goode and Ring continue their Franschhoek journey by visiting Boekenhoutskloof, one of the country’s top wineries. Boekenhoutskloof is one of

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Champagne Features Profiles Sparkling wine 

In Champagne: Vilmart et Cie

March 11, 2020April 23, 2020 Treve Ring 10793 Views grower champagne

Continuing their journey through Champagne, Ring and Goode visit Laurent Champs at Vilmart, and discover wines of elegance and purity

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Features Portugal Profiles 

Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, Douro

March 5, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 12999 Views Douro

Quinta da Costa do Pinhão is a beautiful quinta in the Pinhão Valley of Portugal’s Douro. The first wines from

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Bordeaux Features 

Bordeaux 2017 in bottle (3) the left bank

February 27, 2020November 16, 2021 jamiegoode 8927 Views

Continuing my write-up of the Bordeux 2017 vintage in bottle, here are my notes on the left bank wines from

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Bordeaux Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 11607 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top

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Features 

Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 jamiegoode 6737 Views Organics

2020 saw the 27th edition of Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair. Jamie Goode attended, and while he

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Austria Features Latest 

10 superb organic Austrian wines

January 30, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 11995 Views Austria

Austria is an interesting country for wine at the moment. Here are notes on 10 organic Austrian wines that I

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California Features TOP STORIES 

Abe Schoener: the thought-leader vigneron, opening a new urban winery in LA

January 27, 2020March 31, 2022 jamiegoode 12683 Views

Abe Schoener, ex-philosophy professor, is the winemaker behind the Scholium Project, an innovative Californian micronegociant winery that’s hard to put

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Champagne Features TOP STORIES 

The six Lieu Dits Champagnes from Selosse

January 20, 2020 jamiegoode 21714 Views

Anselme Selosse is a legendary producer in the Champagne region, and his collection of six Lieu Dit wines are astonishing,

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Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau
China Features Latest 

Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 jamiegoode

In March 2026 a group of experienced wine judges from around the world gathered in Macau, China, to judge the

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
Features Latest Profiles South Africa 

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode
Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
Features Latest Lebanon 

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
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 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.

As an Amazon Associate this website earns from qualifying purchases (for example, the links for purchasing books). Wineanorak also earns from Google AdSense display advertising.

You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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