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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode 1241 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and

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Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode 806 Views Tenerife

As part of the recent Island Wines Summit in Tenerife we had a chance to taste through a range of

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Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Wild Irishman Tūturi Pinot Noir 2024 Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode 713 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Tuturi is the Wild Irishman home vineyard. It’s a 2.5ha site planted in 2002/2003 with clones 115 and 667, on

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Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode 615 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://mfvwines.com/ Jak and Janice Meyer are turning out some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Okanagan.

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Rheingau riesling tasting
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Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 8, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 1019 Views Rheingau, Riesling

Continuing with my write ups from the amazing VDP tastings in Weisbaden, August 2026, here are notes on the Rheingau

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Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode 897 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://nostalgiawines.ca/ Gina Fernandes Harfman is the owner and winemaker at Nostalgia Wines, based in Black Sage Bench in Canada’s

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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Trans-Douro-Express Cima Corgo 2022 Douro

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode 807 Views Douro

I recently reviewed the amazing wines from Mateus Nicolau de Almeida. Douro with a difference, packaged in Riesling-style bottles, aiming

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Rall Syrah 2024 Swartland, South Africa

September 4, 2026 jamiegoode 740 Views swartland, syrah

Donavan Rall’s wines have impressed me since I first tasted them 15 years ago. This Syrah is just beautiful. Rall

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Highlights Latest Oregon 

Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi

September 2, 2026 jamiegoode 799 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://ponzivineyards.com/ Impressed by these two from Oregon producer Ponzi, who back in 1970 became the third winery in the

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graham beck blanc de blancs 2020
Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2020 Robertson, South Africa

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode 817 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Graham Beck is the leading producer of traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, known as Cap Classiques.

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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode

All Good Things This is a new brand focusing on Australia and New Zealand, with appealing, direct packaging. They are

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society
Features Latest 

Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture
Chile Features Latest Regions Wine Science 

Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture

October 7, 2026October 7, 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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