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Bordeaux Profiles TOP STORIES 

In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 jamiegoode 10223 Views

Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and

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Canada Profiles 

Honsberger, a new star in Niagara, Canada

June 16, 2020 jamiegoode 7098 Views Niagara

Website: https://honsbergerestate.com/ Honsberger is a relatively new winery in Niagara. It’s a family owned property in Jordan, and the background

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Profiles South Africa 

Johan Meyer and his new home in the Swartland – some of South Africa’s top natural wines

June 16, 2020October 7, 2020 jamiegoode 14913 Views Natural wine, swartland

Johan Meyer, known affectionately by everyone as Stompie, is one of the leading natural winegrowers in South Africa. He’s been

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Champagne Latest Profiles 

In Champagne: Pol Roger

June 12, 2020 jamiegoode 13962 Views

Goode and Ring continue their series on Champagne with a visit to Pol Roger in Épernay. Family-owned Pol Roger is

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Megalomaniac, Niagara, Canada – interview and tasting with Sébastien Jacquey

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8974 Views Niagara

Sébastien Jacquey is winemaker at Megalomaniac in Canada’s Niagara wine region, but he’s actually a transplant from France. It was

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Profiles Spain 

Ribera del Duero: Pago De Los Capellanes

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 jamiegoode 7697 Views

Website: Pago de Los Capellanes One of the top wineries in the region, Pago de Los Capellanes is owned by

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Argentina Profiles 

Pecne Te, a Swiss-owned winery in Mendoza, Argentina

June 7, 2020 jamiegoode 8173 Views

Website: https://www.pecnete.com/ I like serendipity. I was sent these samples to taste by the partners in the winery, who used

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Canada Profiles 

In Quebec: Domaine Le Grand Saint Charles

June 6, 2020June 7, 2020 jamiegoode 8511 Views Quebec

Website: https://www.domainelegrandsaintcharles.com/ Martin Laroche and Mylène Gaudette run Domaine Le Grand St-Charles, a winery in St-Paul d’Abbotsford in the Montérégie

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Latest Portugal Profiles 

Viúva Gomes: the future of Colares, one of Portugal’s historic wine regions

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 jamiegoode 14789 Views

Colares is one of the historic wine regions in Portugal. It’s one that you learn about in wine textbooks. But

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England Features Profiles 

Rathfinny, one of England’s top sparkling wine producers

May 16, 2020 jamiegoode 10430 Views Sparkling wine

It has been 10 years since Mark and Sarah Driver first bought the land that is now Rathfinny Estate, one

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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.jimbarry.com/news/loosenbarry-unique-collaboration-meeting-minds-shared-obsession Loosen Barry is a fun (and quite serious) joint Riesling project, and I did a deep dive into

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

October 8, 2026October 8, 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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