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Burgundy Profiles 

The wines of Jean-Yves Devevey, Bourgogne

January 17, 2021 jamiegoode 10380 Views Chardonnay

Jean-Yves Devevey has eight hectares of vines spread among the Côte de Beaune, Hautes Côtes de Beaune and the Côte

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Features Profiles Spain 

Família Nin-Ortiz: terroir-driven wines from Priorat in Spain

January 16, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 11515 Views Grenache, Priorat

The story of Nin-Ortiz is a lovely one. It’s of two people with a shared vision finding each other, and

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Latest Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Pormenor, Douro, Portugal

January 8, 2021 jamiegoode 11818 Views Douro

Pedro Coelho is the winemaker behind Douro winery Pormenor. He explains that his philosophy is to make wines with minimal

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Features Profiles Regions Spain 

The remarkable wines of Javi Revert, Valencia, Spain

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 jamiegoode 12136 Views Valencia

Valencia is a region in eastern Spain not known for fine wine production, but there is one winegrower – Javi

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Italy Profiles 

Candialle: top wines from a Finnish couple in Tuscany

December 9, 2020December 18, 2020 jamiegoode 9007 Views chianti

I met Jarkko Peränen a few years ago at a wine symposium in Tampere, Finland. He’s Finnish, but now lives

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New Zealand Profiles Regions 

Folium: Marlborough Sauvignon and Pinot Noir with a difference

December 5, 2020 jamiegoode 8001 Views Marlborough

I visited Takaki Okada’s vineyard, Folium, when I was hanging around Marlborough (New Zealand) for a while, back in 2017/18.

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Hungary Latest Profiles 

Heimann & Fiai: exciting Kadarka and Kékfrankos from Hungary

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 jamiegoode 6245 Views

The 2200-hectare appellation of Szekszárd is one of the historic wine regions of Hungary. It’s in the middle of the

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Greece Profiles 

Lyrarakis: visiting this leading winery in Crete

November 9, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 14560 Views

Greece has become a very interesting country for wine of late. So in September 2019, during vintage, I was delighted

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Profiles Regions Uruguay 

In Uruguay: Pisano and Viña Progreso

November 8, 2020 jamiegoode 10391 Views

Pisano is one of Uruguay’s best-known producers. It’s run by three brothers, Daniel, Eduardo and Gustavo. They have forged a

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Profiles Regions South Africa 

In the Swartland: AA Badenhorst Wines

November 4, 2020 jamiegoode 15072 Views swartland

Goode and Ring visit Adi Badenhorst at his Kalmoesfontein farm in the Paardeberg Wesbsite https://www.kalmoesfontein.com/ One of the most fascinating

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Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
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Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode

This is a small family vineyard and farm 15 km from the ocean, in the southern part of Vinho Verde,

Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily
Features Italy Latest 

Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting
Features Latest Portugal Regions TOP STORIES 

Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 jamiegoode
Rabasco: beautiful natural wines from Abruzzo, Italy
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Rabasco: beautiful natural wines from Abruzzo, Italy

October 28, 2026October 28, 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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