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Taking Pinotage seriously: a vertical of Kanonkop’s Black Label Pinotage

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 jamiegoode 18874 Views Pinotage

Pinotage is a grape variety that has struggled to be taken seriously. It has wrestled with a reputation of making

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A spotlight on Hermitage: exploring the famous hill and tasting 25 examples

May 10, 2022 jamiegoode 9424 Views syrah

The appellation of Hermitage, in France’s northern Rhône wine region, is a place of wine pilgrimage, because this is where

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Australia Features Latest 

Fifty years of Australian Chardonnay

May 1, 2022 jamiegoode 6261 Views Chardonnay

I like Aussie Chardonnay. I remember when I was first getting into wine, and I tried quite a few. In

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The NAT’Cool! Universe

April 26, 2022February 27, 2023 Treve Ring 9743 Views NATCool, Niepoort

Easily one of the world’s top winemakers, Dirk Niepoort’s insight extends beyond soils, grapes and blends, but into humans, predicting

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England Features 

How natural wine conquered the UK: Lisse Garnett interviews Doug Wregg the man that brought it here

April 25, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 7904 Views Natural wine

Natural wine, ‘the yeast of Eden’, the ‘Devil’s spawn’, or a completely fictional meaningless term – is a very successful

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Regenerative viticulture, my new book, is out now

April 22, 2022 jamiegoode 12129 Views

It’s out! My new book, on the topic of regenerative viticulture. Here’s the blurb. Viticulture faces a turning point. We

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Chile Features Regions 

Chilean Sauvignon Blanc: tasting 18 examples

April 20, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 8508 Views Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is an important grape for Chile. It’s the second most planted variety, with 15 222 hectares. Things really

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Visiting Champagne Ayala, Aÿ

April 16, 2022June 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5632 Views

Champagne Ayala are based in the village of Aÿ, but they are an oddity: this is Pinot Noir country, but

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Features Rhone 

The wines of Château Manissy, Tavel and environs in the southern Rhône

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 jamiegoode 4758 Views

Website: Château de Manissy The vineyards of Château de Manissy were planted by monks. Well, to be more precise, by

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England Features Profiles 

Catching up with Nyetimber, England’s Sparkling Champion

April 13, 2022May 15, 2022 Treve Ring 7911 Views Sparkling wine

As has been widely chronicled, Nyetimber is the largest, and best known English sparkling wine producer, and their growth and

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La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers
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La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.angiolinomaule.com/en-home Angiolino Maule is a leading figure in the Italian natural wine scene. He and his wife Rosamaria began

Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options
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Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 9, 2026 jamiegoode
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
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

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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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