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Features Regions South Africa 

Cap Classique, an exciting category for South African wine

January 25, 2023March 7, 2023 Treve Ring 9863 Views

Last fall in Franschhoek, Goode and I spent a morning tasting through 50+ Cap Classique, together with a handful of

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Features New York State 

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles

January 24, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4519 Views

Dan Belmont had been filming for the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, and in the process had opened some

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Features Rhone 

The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône

January 22, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 6297 Views Northern Rhone

One of the top names in the northern Rhône, Réné Rostaing built up his domaine from scratch, and now has

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Features Rhone Wine Science 

Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture

January 19, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 7614 Views

Website: https://www.famillegassier.com/en/ Michel Gassier is one of the leading producers in Costières de Nîmes, and has two domaines, making three

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Features Japan 

An evening of sake from Niigata Prefecture, Japan

January 18, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 3844 Views sake

This week saw the beginning of the Niigata Fair 2023, and Yokucha, the retro ramen bar at the Japan Centre

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Burgundy Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Burgundy 2021: a snapshot of the vintage through the wines of nine producers

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 jamiegoode 9067 Views

Time to taste cask samples of the 2021 vintage in Burgundy. It was a much talked about vintage because of

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Features Latest Spain 

The wines of Raúl Pérez, Bierzo, Spain

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 jamiegoode 8181 Views Bierzo

Raúl Pérez is one of the key figures in ‘New Spain’. Based in Bierzo in northwest Spain, he first made

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England Features Latest Regions 

New releases from Tillingham, one of the UK’s most interesting wineries, plus a look at the 2022s in the winery

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 jamiegoode 6123 Views Natural wine

At the end of November I joined a nice crowd of wine trade people to visit Tillingham winery in Sussex

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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Herdade do Rocim and friends: the wines of Pedro Ribeiro

January 5, 2023November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 8600 Views Alentejo, Dao, Douro

Website: https://rocim.pt/en/ With the wines of Herdade do Rocim and his own project Bojador, as well as a string of

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Features Latest 

2022: a year in pictures (2)

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 jamiegoode 4027 Views

More of 2022 in pictures, beginning with August. AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

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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

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

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
Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

March 30, 2026March 30, 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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