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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire

June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 4681 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 6633 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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Italy Latest Profiles 

Montecalvi, an exciting small producer from Chianti Classico

June 9, 2021June 8, 2022 jamiegoode 6638 Views chianti

Website: https://www.montecalvi.com/ Montecalvi is an old vineyard and wine has been made here since the 15th century. It became an

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Profiles Regions Spain 

Montebaco: one of the most exciting producers in Ribera del Duero

June 7, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8090 Views Ribera del Duero

Website: https://clubdevinos.tienda/ Montebaco is located between two of the most famous towns in the region: Valbuena de Duero and Pesquera

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England Profiles 

Urban Foxes, England

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 jamiegoode 4739 Views

Website: https://www.urbanfoxeswinery.com/ Urban Foxes is the English sparkling and still wine project of Colette O’Leary and Rebecca Coates. They are

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Argentina Profiles 

The wines of Escala Humana, Argentina

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 jamiegoode 7564 Views

Website: https://www.escalahumanawines.com/ Escala Humana is the project of Germán Masera, who makes wine for Matías Michelini as his day job.

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Italy Profiles 

Prosecco: wines from two good producers, Le Rughe and Anna Spinato

May 30, 2021 jamiegoode 4334 Views prosecco

These Proseccos are from two producers – Le Rughe and Anna Spinato – imported into the UK by the Beverage

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Profiles Regions Spain 

Remebering Alejandro Fernández, whose Tinto Pesquera wines helped make the reputation of Spain’s Ribera del Duero region

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 jamiegoode 12811 Views Ribero del Duero

This weekend, Alejandro Fernandez, the founder of Pesquera, died aged 88. He was an important figure in establishing Ribera del

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Burgundy Profiles 

Visiting Domaine Ninot, Rully, Bourgogne

May 19, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 7807 Views

Domaine Ninot is based in Rully, in the Côte Chalonnaise. This is just south of the Côte d’Or, and shares

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Beaujolais Profiles Regions 

The wines of David Large, Beaujolais

May 15, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8355 Views Gamay

Website: https://www.davidlarge.fr/ David Large is a young vigneron based in Montmelas, in the southwest of the Beaujolais region. Here his

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Features

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.lakebreeze.ca/ Lake Breeze is on the Naramata Bench, and since 2021 has been owned by the McIntyre family. The

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
Features Latest Spain 

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
yuki bar
Features Food and wine Latest 

Yuki Bar revisited: one of London’s best spots for natural wine

June 22, 2026June 22, 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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