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Australia Features Germany New Zealand 

A mini-Riesling study: Australia, New Zealand, Germany

May 10, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2206 Views Riesling

These four samples were at hand, so I did a taste and compare. Riesling is such a singular variety. I

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Burgundy Features 

The 2023 releases from Maison Verget, one of the stars of the Mâconnais

May 7, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 3520 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://www.verget-sa.fr/en/ Julien Desplans (winemaker, pictured above) and Sophie Guffens (daughter of the owner) were in town to show off

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California Features 

Sashi Moorman presents Domaine de la Côte, one of California’s most exciting wineries

May 6, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 4931 Views pinot noir

Website: https://domainedelacote.com/ Sashi Moorman was in town to talk about the wines of Domaine de la Côte, a Pinot-focused winery

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Bulgaria Features 

Exploring Bulgarian wine (9) Aya Estate

May 5, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2205 Views

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ Aya is a boutique winery in the Struma Valley. They have two vineyards. The first is Harsovo, near

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Is writing about wine difficult? A response to an academic linguist who doesn’t care much for wine writers

May 2, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 2263 Views

Linguist Dariusz Galasiński has recently begun turning his considerable academic prowess to the subject of words and wine. He’s currently

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California Features Regions 

Visiting Abe Schoener and the Los Angeles River Wine Co, an urban winery in Los Angeles

May 1, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 3432 Views urban winery

Website: https://scholium.securecheckout.com/ In August 2019 I visited Abe Schoener right at the beginning of the Los Angeles River Wine Company.

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Features TOP STORIES 

What I really think about scoring wine, and explaining why the scores on this site are in a tight band?

April 30, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 3545 Views

I have a love/hate relationship with wine scores. I use them to give readers an idea of how much I

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Features Languedoc 

Terrasses du Larzac, a mini study of this important Languedoc AOC

April 28, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 3382 Views Terrasses du Larzac

Website: https://terrasses-du-larzac.com/en/home/ Terrasses du Larzac is an AOC in the Languedoc that was established just over a decade ago, in

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Argentina Features 

Zuccardi: some more affordable wines from this top Argentine producer

April 27, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 2107 Views

Familia Zuccardi make a wide range of wines, from super high-end to more affordable. Here’s a collection of some of

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Features 

Why we should stop writing about writing about wine

April 25, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 2646 Views

I fully realise the irony of the intent of this piece. By arguing that we should stop writing about wine

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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)
Features Latest Portugal 

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
Features Latest Switzerland 

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

May 1, 2026May 1, 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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