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Beckham Estate: great Oregon wines, plus amphorae

March 24, 2015October 20, 2019 jamiegoode 5286 Views

Andrew and Annedria Beckham are making some of Oregon’s most compelling wines, and they have a great story, too. I

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Champagne Profiles Regions 

Champagne Ulysse Collin: visiting and tasting with one of the region’s new stars

March 24, 2015October 4, 2019 jamiegoode 7305 Views

Visiting the Champagne region: a conversation and tasting with Olivier Collin This was a brilliant visit with the dramatic, expressive

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Jura Profiles Regions 

Visiting Ganevat in the Jura: a sort of pilgrimage

March 24, 2015October 4, 2019 jamiegoode 8789 Views

The wines of Jean-François Ganevat   Visiting one of the Jura’s star producers  We arrived in the small hamlet of La

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Profiles Regions South Africa 

Craven Wines: making the most of exceptional Stellenboch vineyards

March 24, 2015November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 5515 Views

Craven Wines: of South Africa’s most interesting producers, making balanced single-site wines from Stellenbosch, report by Jamie Goode and Treve

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Domaine Marcel Lapierre: natural pioneer in the Beaujolais

March 24, 2015August 31, 2019 jamiegoode 5597 Views Beaujolais, Gamay

I visited with Camille Lapierre, of domaine Marcel Lapierre, which she runs with her brother Mathieu. Of all the domaines

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Château Gassier, Provence star

March 24, 2015October 4, 2019 jamiegoode 5449 Views

Gassier is a historical Provence family business that dates back to the 15th century. We visited the location that Gassier

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Germany Profiles Regions 

Jean Stodden, Ahr, Germany

March 20, 2015October 4, 2019 jamiegoode 5939 Views

Visiting the most northerly of Germany’s wine regions, where Pinot Noir is king Jean Stodden, run by Alexander Stodden, is

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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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