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Features Italy Latest Regions 

A focus on Etna, the ultimate volcanic wine region

February 15, 2024March 23, 2024 jamiegoode 9933 Views etna, Sicily

This was my first time in Etna. It’s a remarkable place: a wine region in the shadow of Europe’s largest

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Features Portugal Profiles 

Casa de Mouraz, a biodynamic producer in Portugal’s Dão region

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 jamiegoode 4927 Views Dao

Website: http://www.casademouraz.com/en/ Back in 2000, Sara Dionísio and António Ribeiro left their jobs in Lisbon to become full-time winegrowers in

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Features Latest Regions Spain 

Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain

February 13, 2024 jamiegoode 3392 Views Arribes, Toro

Website: https://alvardedios.com/en/ Álvar de Dios works in Zamora, near the border with Portugal, in three different villages, including the southern

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Features Latest South Africa 

Bellingham: an important winery in South Africa spanning fine wine to lower-priced offerings

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 4529 Views

Bellingham is an important winery for South Africa, bit historically and also in terms of what it’s doing now. Processing

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California Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

New (2022 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 13271 Views pinot noir

Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of

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Burgundy Features Latest Regions 

Exploring Bourgogne (7) Domaine Michael Sarrazin

February 11, 2024 jamiegoode 6147 Views

Domaine Michel Sarrazin et Fils26 rue de Charnailles – 71640 JamblesTel. +33 (0)3 85 44 30 57www.sarrazin-michel-et-fils.fr This family estate

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Zephyr: Marlborough gets interesting in the hands of Ben Glover

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 jamiegoode 5114 Views Marlborough

Website: https://zephyrwine.com/about.htm Ben Glover made his reputation as a winemaker working for Brent Marris at Wither Hills, and later Mud

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California Features Latest 

The wines of Kistler: high-end Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Sonoma, California

February 8, 2024 jamiegoode 4384 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://www.kistlervineyards.com/ Kistler is a highly regarded producer of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Sonoma in California. Founded in 1978,

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Burgundy Features Latest 

Exploring Bourgogne (6) Domaine Jeannin-Naltet Père et Fils

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 jamiegoode 2097 Views

4 rue de Jamproyes – 71640 MercureyTel. +33 (0)3 85 45 13 83Website: https://jeannin-naltet.fr Benoit Eschard took over this domaine

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California Features Latest 

The Language of Yes: Grahm x Gallo for some interesting Rhône-inspired Californian wines

February 4, 2024February 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4182 Views

This is an interesting pair of wines from the articulate and engaging Randall Grahm, who made his fame with Bonny

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
Features Latest South Africa 

Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc
Features Latest New Zealand 

Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Features Latest New Zealand TOP STORIES Wine Science 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone

January 21, 2026January 21, 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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