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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: Boekenhoutskloof

March 16, 2020 jamiegoode 13441 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 12086 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 14092 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 9579 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 12400 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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Millésime Bio, the world’s largest organic wine fair

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 jamiegoode 6985 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 12543 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 13525 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 23598 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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Features Georgia Regions 

In Georgia, on the qvevri trail, experiencing the living fossil of wine

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 jamiegoode 15867 Views Natural wine

Jamie Goode travels east, 8000 years back in time, to visit Georgia and experience wine as it would have been

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Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
Features Poland 

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.winnicamoderna.pl/ Winnica Moderna is based in Poland’s Lower Silesian region, which is one of the warmest parts of the

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Rheingau riesling tasting
Features Germany Latest Regions 

Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 8, 2026September 8, 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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