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Latest Portugal Videos 

Simplesmente Vinho 2020

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 jamiegoode 6672 Views Natural wine

In this short interview, organizer João Roseira talks about Simplesmente Vinho 2020, the wine festival for ‘wines without make-up’, held

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Austria Features Latest 

10 superb organic Austrian wines

January 30, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 12427 Views Austria

Austria is an interesting country for wine at the moment. Here are notes on 10 organic Austrian wines that I

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Food and wine Latest 

London drinking: Bedales

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7370 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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Highlights Italy Latest 

Highlights: two from Abbazia di Novacella, Alto Adige

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6612 Views Alto Adige

Abbazia is a monastery dating back to the 12th century in the Alto Adige region of northern Italy. They farm

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Australia Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Ochota Barrels 186 2018 McLaren Vale

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 jamiegoode 7391 Views Grenache, McLaren Vale

I’m a huge fan of Ochota Barrels, who are based in Adelaide Hills but source grapes from a number of

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Burgundy Latest Profiles 

In Chablis, visiting Jean-Marc Brocard, one of the top producers

January 7, 2020 jamiegoode 12315 Views Chablis

The village of Préhy, Jean-Marc Brocard has steadily built up one of the top domaines in the region, on the

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Telmo Rodriguez
Latest Profiles Spain 

Meeting Telmo Rodrìguez, rediscovering historical Rioja with his Lanzaga wines

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 jamiegoode 12710 Views Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez became famous for his travelling winemaking, sourcing top vineyards from around Spain, and then returning to revitalize family

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Latest Travel 

Oh the places you’ll go: the trips of 2019

December 31, 2019January 3, 2020 jamiegoode 7032 Views

It has been quite a year. I need a rest. I’m tired but thrilled by everything I’ve experienced. Here’s a

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Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux 2017 in bottle, part 2: the right bank

December 22, 2019December 22, 2019 jamiegoode 7322 Views

Now the 2017 vintage from Bordeaux is in bottle, the October Union des Grand Crus tasting was a good chance

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glou glou wines
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Glou Glou wines: a tasting and some commentary

December 21, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10007 Views Natural wine

There’s a category of wines that goes unofficially by the name of Glou Glou. It’s a French term that was

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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

August 4, 2026August 4, 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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