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Burgundy Profiles 

Domaine Robert-Denogent: superb naturally made wines from southern Burgundy

November 27, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10715 Views Natural wine

Sometimes you visit producers without expectations, and come away with your mind blown. This was one such visit: exciting natural

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Argentina Profiles Uncategorized 

New releases from Catena, including two no-added-sulfite wines

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 jamiegoode 7419 Views Chardonnay, Malbec, mendoza

I tried these five significant wines from Argentine star winery Catena at TexSom, with Laura Catena. The first two are

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Portugal Profiles 

Bojador: authentic wines from the Alentejo

November 16, 2019December 12, 2019 Treve Ring 10560 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Treve Ring reports on the wines of Bojador, Pedro Ribeiro’s project looking to make balanced wines true to the traditions

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Profiles South Africa 

Charles Fox, sparkling wine specialist from Elgin

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 jamiegoode 6611 Views Sparkling wine

You’d think that Elgin, with its cool climate, is well suited to sparkling wine production, although not many people make

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New Zealand Profiles 

Hermit Ram: stunning natural wines from North Canterbury

November 9, 2019December 31, 2019 jamiegoode 10372 Views Natural wine, North Canterbury, pinot noir

Since 2012 Theo Coles has been making natural wines from interesting sites in North Canterbury on the South Island of

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Profiles South Africa 

Beaumont: top wines from Bot River, South Africa

November 8, 2019 jamiegoode 7769 Views Bot River, Chenin Blanc

Sebastien Beaumont is making some impressive wines from his family farm in Bot River, including Hope Marguerite, a stunning Chenin

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New Zealand Profiles 

Smith & Sheth, tilting at NZ’s top

November 1, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 7249 Views

The new project from Steve Smith and Brian Sheth looks to add stardust to New Zealand’s fine wine dimension Steve

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donovan rall
Profiles South Africa 

Donovan Rall, top wines from South Africa

October 26, 2019December 9, 2019 jamiegoode 12344 Views swartland

There’s something about tall South Africans and wine. Three of the leading winegrowers from this dynamic country are all very

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Liger belair
Burgundy Profiles 

Thibault Liger-Belair, a new classic Burgundy domaine

October 19, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 13612 Views pinot noir

Visiting Thibault Liger-Belair’s green winery to taste his sought-after wines Thibault took over the 8 hectare Liger-Belair vineyard in 2001,

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Features Oregon Profiles 

Nicolas Jay, a new Oregon star

October 18, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10006 Views oregon, pinot noir

Jay Boberg and Jean-Nicolas Méo’s collaboration has already established itself among the Willamette Valley’s finest Nicolas Jay is a collaborative

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Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino
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Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.ornellaia.com/en/ Denise is winemaker at Ornellaia, so it was great to have a chance to do a vertical of

Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics
Australia Features Latest Regions 

Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode
A beautiful dinner at Lakeview Palace in Macau, matching Chinese food with some top Chinese wines
China Features Food and wine Latest 

A beautiful dinner at Lakeview Palace in Macau, matching Chinese food with some top Chinese wines

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 jamiegoode
Another airline lounge raid, 12 wines tried
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Another airline lounge raid, 12 wines tried

March 4, 2026March 4, 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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