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Burgundy Profiles 

The Bret Brothers, La Soufrandière, Bourgogne

July 9, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 12803 Views Chardonnay

Goode and Ring report on one of the most exciting domaines in the Mâconnais, a region that’s increasingly turning out

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Features Profiles Regions Spain 

Bodegas Tradicion: visiting one of the best Sherry producers of all

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 jamiegoode 7281 Views sherry

Website: Bodegas Tradicion There are a number of threads to the story of sherry today. We have big sherry: the

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Profiles South Africa 

Two Semillons from The Vineyard Party: an exciting debut for this South African producer

July 4, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7948 Views orange wine, Semillon

Semillon is an interesting variety, and it has made some really interesting wines in South Africa, both as single variety

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Features Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Rui Reguinga, a leading Portuguese wine consultant’s own projects

July 1, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6774 Views

I first met Rui Reguinga when I visited the Dão back in 2004, when he was making the wines for

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Profiles Regions South Africa 

The wines of Ridgeback, Paarl, South Africa

June 29, 2021 jamiegoode 5678 Views Paarl

Website: https://www.ridgebackwines.co.za/ Ridgeback is a wine estate located on the northern slopes of the Paarl Mountain. It’s mid-size, with 35

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Features Profiles Spain 

Bodegas Arautava, Tenerife: wines marked by Spanish and Portuguese invaders, volcanic eruptions and a vine training system more crazy than Colares

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Lisse Garnett 9018 Views

Volcanic soils, the idiosyncratic cordón trenzado system and the mighty Atlantic make for a maverick terroir on the Island of

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Features Italy Profiles 

Pio Cesare: 140 years of benchmark Barolo and Barbaresco

June 23, 2021May 14, 2022 jamiegoode 10255 Views barbaresco, barolo, Nebbiolo, piedmont

This was a tasting to celebrate 140 years of this important Piedmont producer, whose production is split almost equally between

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England Profiles Regions 

Busi-Jacobsohn, an exciting new English sparkling wine producer

June 22, 2021July 15, 2021 jamiegoode 6852 Views

Website: https://www.busijacobsohn.com/ Based in Eridge, near Tunbridge Wells, a new sparkling wine producer has sprung up. Busi-Jacobsohn. Susanna Busi Jacobsohn

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire

June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 4650 Views Nagano

This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was

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Chile Profiles Regions 

Viña González Bastías, Maule Valley, Chile: exciting traditional wines from extremely old vines

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 jamiegoode 6573 Views

Jose Luís Bastías and Daniela Lorenzo are custodians of a remarkable four-hectare vineyard in Chile’s Maule Valley planted in the

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Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions 

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 2026 jamiegoode

I didn’t get to do primeurs in Bordeaux this spring. In fact I never do primeurs in Bordeaux because it’s

Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet
Features Latest Loire 

Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 jamiegoode
anselmo and tiago mendes vinho verde
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 jamiegoode
antonio madeira dao portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

Current releases from Dão legend Antonio Madeira

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 jamiegoode

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About Us

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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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