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California Features 

Anderson Valley, California (4) Maggy Hawk

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6965 Views Anderson Valley, pinot noir

Website: https://www.maggyhawk.com/ Maggy Hawk is a beautiful vineyard in the deep end of the Anderson Valley, and I tasted through

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Anderson Valley, California (3) Baxter

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 5737 Views Anderson Valley

Website: https://www.baxterwinery.com/ One of the wineries that most impressed me on my visit to the Anderson Valley was Baxter, which

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Anderson Valley, California (2) Littorai

July 4, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 7048 Views Anderson Valley, pinot noir

The most celebrated Pinots from the Anderson Valley are probably Ted Lemon’s Littorai bottlings. The Anderson Valley makes around half

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Anderson Valley, California (1) where California meets the Pacific Northwest

July 3, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 7614 Views Anderson Valley

One of California’s less well known wine regions, the Anderson Valley is rapidly developing a reputation as a rather special

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Riesling: icons and new horizons

July 1, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6245 Views Riesling

This was a really good tasting of 14 different Rieslings held at the Institute of Masters of Wine conference in

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The modern story of Riesling: a tasting at the FLXcursion

June 29, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 5049 Views Riesling

This was a great chance to try some serious Riesling wines in a masterclass setting, led by Paula Sidore of

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Features South Africa 

Capensis: high-end Chardonnay from South Africa that’s re-setting the bar

June 27, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 7833 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://www.capensiswines.com/za Back in 2013 the Jackson Family were looking to begin a wine project in South Africa. The idea

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Spotlight on Nova Scotia, Canada: tasting some of the top wines

June 27, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 12682 Views

Jamie Goode tastes some of the top wines from this eastern Canadian wine region. I’ve visited Nova Scotia three times,

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Matthiasson: a masterclass in modern viticulture with Steve and Jill, plus tasting their wines

June 26, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 13711 Views

Steve Matthiasson is a farmer first, winemaker second. With his wife Jill, they look after several vineyards in Napa and

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Features Greece Regions 

Exploring Greece (3) Alpha Estate, Amydeon

June 21, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 4999 Views Xinomavro

Website: https://alpha-estate.com/ Alpha Estate is one of Greece’s most ambitious wine estates. It’s based in Amydeon, a region that’s a

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Australia’s Clare Valley: a mini-study in six wines
Australia Features Latest 

Australia’s Clare Valley: a mini-study in six wines

October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 jamiegoode

The Clare Valley is an interesting region in South Australia that’s made its reputation on Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, as

The wines of Antonio macanita from madeira and porto santo
Features Latest Portugal 

Profetas e dos Villões: António Maçanita and his remarkable wines from Porto Santo and Madeira

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Usonia, a really innovative wine project from New York’s Finger Lakes
Features Latest New York State 

Usonia, a really innovative wine project from New York’s Finger Lakes

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Herrenhof Lamprecht: impressive wines from volcanic Styria, with a particular focus on Furmint and field blends
Austria Features Latest 

Herrenhof Lamprecht: impressive wines from volcanic Styria, with a particular focus on Furmint and field blends

October 18, 2026October 18, 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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