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Profiles

New Zealand Profiles 

Smith & Sheth, tilting at NZ’s top

November 1, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 7807 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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Profiles South Africa 

Donovan Rall, top wines from South Africa

October 26, 2019December 9, 2019 jamiegoode 13045 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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Burgundy Profiles 

Thibault Liger-Belair, a new classic Burgundy domaine

October 19, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 14752 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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nicolas jay, oregon
Features Oregon Profiles 

Nicolas Jay, a new Oregon star

October 18, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 10821 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 10115 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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Argentina Profiles Regions Videos 

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

October 16, 2019October 26, 2019 jamiegoode 12012 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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Latest Profiles 

Cayuse: discovering the stones

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 jamiegoode 9605 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 11316 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 7268 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 5121 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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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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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.

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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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