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London restaurants: Folie

January 25, 2020 jamiegoode 7466 Views Restaurants

Jamie Goode experiences a slice of Mayfair in Soho, at fancy new arrival Folie. I lunched at Guillaume Depoix’s relatively

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London drinking: Bedales

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7603 Views

Jamie Goode checks out Bedales, a chain of three wine bars with an eclectic selection of wines I’ve been in

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Beaujolais Food and wine 

Lunch at Le Port de By Chez Cécile, Grièges, Mâcon

January 14, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 8124 Views Restaurants

Not far from Mâcon, with breathtaking view of the Saône, this is a lovely restaurant with an amazing Beaujolais-dominated wine

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Vagabond, a chain of winebars in London

January 10, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 7188 Views London

Vagabond is a chain of seven (soon to be eight) wine bars in London offering a wide selection of wines

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Lunch at Suzi Tros: superb Greek food with some nice Greek wines to match

December 19, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 6815 Views Restaurants

Suzi Tros is the more informal sibling of Mazi, located next door in Notting Hill, but there’s nothing stripped back

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Champagne Food and wine 

Lunch at Le Bellevue, in the Royal Champagne Hotel, Epernay

December 17, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 8941 Views Restaurants

Epernay’s Royal Champagne is a beautiful new luxury hotel in the heart of the Champagne region. It also has two

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Food and wine 

An epic lunch at The Harrow at Little Bedwyn

December 12, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 6571 Views Restaurants

I’d heard a lot about the annual trade and press lunch at Roger and Sue Jones’ The Harrow, a high-end

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Food and wine TOP STORIES 

Trivet: top new London restaurant reviewed

December 11, 2019August 7, 2026 jamiegoode 8404 Views London, Restaurants

Fat Duck emigrants Isa Bal and Jonny Lake have created something exceptional in Bermondsey, with a unique chronological wine list

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Food and wine 

Queijo Serra da Estrela

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 jamiegoode 10689 Views

As well as making great wine, the Dão/Beira region of Portugal also makes a memorable ewes’ milk cheese This is

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Food and wine Travel 

A wine matching dinner with Mercian wines at the Saito Hotel

October 16, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 7615 Views Japan

Dinner in Nagano, Japan, matched with wines from Château Mercian One of the many good experiences from my recent Japan

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Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy
Features Italy Latest Regions Sparkling wine 

Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve been to a lot of wine regions around the world, but I’m yet to visit the scenic Oltrepò Pavese

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain
Features Latest Spain 

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 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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