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Champagne Latest Profiles 

In Champagne: Pol Roger

June 12, 2020 jamiegoode 13639 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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Canada Features Profiles Regions 

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

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8805 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 7563 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 7990 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 8364 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 14456 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 10265 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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Japan Profiles 

Nagano, Japan: 496 Winery, Cyclo Vineyard

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 8520 Views

496 Winery is run by Noriyuki Iijima, who was a professional pursuit cyclist riding for the Japanese team. With his

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Burgundy Profiles TOP STORIES Uncategorized 

In pursuit of Aligoté: visiting Les Champs des Themis, Bouzeron

May 3, 2020May 15, 2021 jamiegoode 10138 Views Aligote

Jamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet, who’s making some amazing Aligoté in Bouzeron – Bourgogne’s appellation devoted to the grape. He

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Beaujolais Latest Profiles 

Château du Moulin-à-Vent: a new Beaujolais star

April 29, 2020April 30, 2020 jamiegoode 11385 Views Gamay

Moulin-à-Vent is one of the most prestigious of the crus of Beaujolais, and has a reputation for making ageworthy wines.

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Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.minimalistwines.com/ I popped into Flint Wines to meet a South African winemaker that everyone is talking about. Sam Lambson

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
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

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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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