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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Niepoort Batuta 2018 Douro, Portugal

November 21, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7059 Views Douro

Dirk Niepoort is, for me, one of the most important winegrowers globally (there’s a review of his work from a

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Burgundy Highlights 

The remarkable Simone from Château de Pommard

November 19, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 9327 Views

I get invited to a lot of Zoom tastings. This was another, and while I’ve been impressed with the wines

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain

November 15, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7093 Views

Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found

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Highlights 

Highlights : François Mikulski Bourgogne Aligoté 2018

November 14, 2020February 17, 2021 Treve Ring 6478 Views Bourgogne, France

François Mikulski’s father was Lieutenant Mieczyslaw Mikulski, an escapee from occupied Poland in 1939, who fled to England and joined

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Highlights New York State 

Highlights: Element Cabernet Franc 2014 Finger Lakes, New York State

November 11, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 4117 Views

This is one of the best Finger Lakes wines I’ve had. It’s from the Element winery. Here, Christopher Bates MW

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Bordeaux Highlights Regions 

Highlights: Les Tourelles de Loungueville 2015 Pauillac, Bordeaux

November 9, 2020March 4, 2021 jamiegoode 7597 Views

I’m not a massive fan of second wines from top Bordeaux châteaux: there a reason that certain lots don’t make

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles 15 Grand Cru Bouzy Extra Brut NV

November 6, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 11561 Views

Very impressed with this Pinot Noir-dominated Champagne from Antoine and Quentin Paillard. This Cuvée is made from 22 individually vinified

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Roederer + Starck brut nature Champagnes

November 1, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 6875 Views

This is the third vintage of the collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and the Champagne house Roederer. There are a

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Jean-Luc Jamet Valine 2018 Collines-Rhodaniennes, France

October 28, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 8801 Views syrah

The Jamet story is not a straightforward one. Brothers Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul worked together for many years at Domaine Jamet,

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Burgundy Highlights 

Highlights: Joseph Drouhin Chorey-Les-Beaune 2017 Bourgogne, France

October 26, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 6299 Views pinot noir

This is a small appellation around the tiny village of Chorey, at the foot of the hill of Corton, with

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Digital aggregation and the quiet restructuring of Europe’s fine wine distribution

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 jamiegoode

[Please note: this is a sponsored article authored by a third party.] The European wine market has always been fragmented

burgundy tasting with jasper morris
Burgundy Features Latest Regions 

Inside Burgundy: a tasting with Jasper Morris, one of the top experts of the region

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino
Features Italy Latest Profiles 

Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics
Australia Features Latest Regions 

Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics

March 8, 2026March 8, 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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