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Features Oregon Profiles 

Nicolas Jay, a new Oregon star

October 18, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10506 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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John Seccombe
Latest Profiles South Africa 

Thorne & Daughters, some of South Africa’s finest whites

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 jamiegoode 9908 Views

John Seccombe’s Thorne & Daughters wines draw on some top Cape vineyards and show amazing finesse John Seccombe is the

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Big can be good: visiting Trapiche, Argentina’s largest producer

October 16, 2019October 26, 2019 jamiegoode 11645 Views mendoza

Trapiche, part of the Peñaflor group, was founded in 1883 and is now Argentina’s largest producer. Often with wine, small

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Cayuse: discovering the stones

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 jamiegoode 9425 Views washington state

Meeting Christophe Baron to taste his sought-after Rhone-style wines made from a distinctive terroir on the Washington State/Oregon boundary ‘Don’t

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magnien terracotta amphorae
Burgundy Profiles 

Domaine Michel Magnien, amphora wines in Burgundy

October 10, 2019October 16, 2019 jamiegoode 10986 Views

Frederic Magnien is a pioneer of terracotta in Burgundy, and is making some very smart wines I was very excited

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Profiles Videos 

Madeira: the ‘niche of the niche’ in fine wine

March 24, 2018September 16, 2019 jamiegoode 6970 Views

When you’re speaking about fringe wine regions, you can slot Madeira at the top of the list. ‘It’s the niche

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Australia Profiles 

10 Minutes x Tractor, a leading winery from the Mornington Peninsula

March 24, 2017September 16, 2019 jamiegoode 4910 Views

Australia’s Mornington Peninsula wine region, not far from Melbourne, is well known for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and one

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New Zealand Profiles Regions 

Prophets Rock, one of Central Otago’s top producers

March 24, 2017February 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6928 Views

Prophet’s Rock is emerging as one of the star wineries of Central Otago. Widely travelled winemaker Paul Pujol is making

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California Profiles Regions 

Arnot Roberts

March 6, 2016October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 6444 Views

Elegant, balanced single vineyard wines from one of California’s most exciting small wineries Website: arnotroberts.com Arnot Roberts is a collaboration between

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Champagne Profiles Regions 

Visiting Champagne Jacques Selosse, with Anselme Selosse

March 24, 2015January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 7768 Views champagne

Selosse is different. And brilliant. It was great to be able to visit this celebrated grower, who in turn has

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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.

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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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