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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (6) Vahti Bay and Tsikali; Keremos and Paralia Beach Bar and Agyris

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 jamiegoode 1544 Views

The next day’s lunch was a step up from the previous day. Staying in Vahti Bay, we headed to the

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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (5) Chrysopigi Tavern, Faros, Vathi Bay and Manolis 

November 15, 2025November 17, 2025 jamiegoode 1397 Views Restaurants

Day 4. Ferries cancelled because of winds. A couple in our accommodation were somewhat distraught because they were due to

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Sifnos, the gastronomic Greek island (4) Kastro and Cantina, Loggia reprise

November 15, 2025November 16, 2025 jamiegoode 1943 Views Restaurants

The second day in Kastro. We walk into the village and then take a path down to view the famous

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Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (3) Black Estate

November 14, 2025February 16, 2026 jamiegoode 1414 Views North Canterbury

I’ve visited Black Estate a few times before, and I’ve always liked the wines. Low-intervention winemaking at its best. Black

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (2) Dancing Water, a newcomer

November 14, 2025February 16, 2026 jamiegoode 1299 Views North Canterbury

Website: www.dww.co.nz It’s always great to visit new producers, and this was the first time I’d visited Dancing Water. It’s

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New Zealand’s North Canterbury region is making some of the country’s most interesting wines (1) introduction

November 14, 2025February 16, 2026 jamiegoode 2134 Views North Canterbury

https://www.northcanterburywines.co.nz North Canterbury is the region that includes the Waipara Valley, a few isolated vineyards on the Banks Peninsula, and

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Viñedos Herrera Alvarado: a remarkable natural wine project in Chile

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 jamiegoode 1347 Views Natural wine

Website: There’s natural wine and there’s natural wine. I had a very special visit to Viñedos Herrera Alvarado with Carolina

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Visiting Antiyal, with Alvaro Espinoza, the biodynamic pioneer of Chile

November 8, 2025 jamiegoode 2070 Views

Website: https://antiyal.com/ Alvaro Espinoza and his wife Marina had just got back from Costa Rica when I met them at

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In Chile, day 1, tasting interesting wines with good folk on a Sunday afternoon

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 jamiegoode 1341 Views Grenache, Mencia

I’m in Chile, and arriving Sunday afternoon I headed off to a very informal Sunday afternoon chill with some local

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Book review: The Science of Fermentation

November 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1833 Views Books

Website: https://www.dk.com/us/book/9798217126477-the-science-of-fermentation/ Robin Sherriff The Science of Fermentation: explore the fascinating alchemy of fermented food and drinkDorling Kindersley This is

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
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Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
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Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

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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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