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Australia Profiles 

David Franz, new Barossa vigneron

February 9, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 7446 Views Barossa

Website: https://david-franz.com/ David Franz Lehmann is the son of Barossa legend Peter. I visited on a September day to taste

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Profiles South Africa 

The wines of Allée Bleue, Franschhoek

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 8046 Views Franschhoek

Head towards Franschhoek from Stellenbosch on the R310 over the Helshgoote pass, and you’ll hit the R45. The Franschhoek wine

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Champagne Profiles Regions Sparkling wine 

In Champagne: Leclerc Briant

February 8, 2020February 15, 2020 jamiegoode 18594 Views champagne, grower champagne

Leclerc Briant is a newly revived Champagne house with a unique approach, including some very alternative élevage, and ageing one

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Bordeaux Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 12571 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top

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England Profiles 

Blackbook: an urban winery in London

February 6, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7594 Views London, urban winery

Website: https://www.blackbookwinery.com/ Blackbook is an urban winery, based under a railway arch in Battersea, London. It’s the project of Sergio

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Beaujolais Profiles 

Marc Delienne, a new natural winegrower in Fleurie

January 29, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 14437 Views Gamay, Natural wine

Beaujolais is a hotspot for natural wine, and one of the new names here is Marc Delienne in Fleurie. Jamie

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Beaujolais Profiles TOP STORIES 

David-Baupère: visiting one of the new naturals in Beaujolais

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 jamiegoode 7876 Views Gamay, Natural wine

So much was achieved in Beaujolais by the gang of pioneering natural winegrowers back in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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California Profiles TOP STORIES 

New releases from Domaine de la Côte and Sandhi

January 15, 2020 jamiegoode 10002 Views

I first met Raj Parr at a dinner in London some eight years ago, when he was presenting his wines

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Japan Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading producers

January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 14203 Views

Jamie Goode travels to the Nagano and Yamanashi wine regions of Japan to see the work that one of the

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Burgundy Latest Profiles 

In Chablis, visiting Jean-Marc Brocard, one of the top producers

January 7, 2020 jamiegoode 12803 Views Chablis

The village of Préhy, Jean-Marc Brocard has steadily built up one of the top domaines in the region, on the

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Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
Features Latest Portugal 

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
Features Italy Latest 

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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