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England Profiles 

Langham Wine Estate: sparkling wines from Dorset, England

February 25, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6330 Views

Langham Wine Estate are based in Dorset, part of the Langham Agricultural Enterprise which covers over 1000 hectares. A while

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England

January 25, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 5615 Views Sparkling wine

Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England12% alcohol. This is from two vineyards. One is in Appeldore in Kent and is

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Champagne England Features 

English Sparkling Wine vs Champagne

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 jamiegoode 10333 Views Sparkling wine

Here are the results of Noble Rot’s Second English Sparkling wine versus Champagne blind tasting, which was recently held in

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England Regions Videos 

Video: vintage at Tillingham

October 15, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 4217 Views Natural wine

Jamie Goode visits Tillingham winery in Sussex (UK). It’s vintage time, and after a look round and a chance to

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England Features Gallery 

Gallery: vintage at Tillingham, a natural winery in Sussex, UK

October 14, 2020 jamiegoode 5630 Views Natural wine, Winemaking

Two days in Sussex. I actually did some proper work. After a gentle first day (looking round, tasting the 2020

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two from Roebuck Estates, Sussex, England

October 13, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 5649 Views Sparkling wine

Roebuck Estates is new to me (they are a relatively new arrival on the UK wine scene), but I was

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Ridgeview Oak Reserve NV England

October 6, 2020December 24, 2020 jamiegoode 5206 Views

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of sparkling wine house Ridgeview, a limited edition high-end bottling has been released. The base

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Blackbook ‘Little Wonder’ Cabernet Noir Redhill Farm Estate 2018 Kent, England

September 22, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 5246 Views

Cabernet Noir is an interesting grape varieties. It is one of the resistant crosses made by Valentin Blattner in Switzerland,

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England Features Profiles 

Tillingham: visting the winery leading the charge for natural wine in the UK

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 jamiegoode 12694 Views

It’s a sunny day in July, and my first time out of London since lockdown. I’m heading to Tillingham, a

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Litmus Red Pinot 2018 England

September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 5624 Views

This is made by Litmus Wines at Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey. It’s called ‘Red Pinot’ because it is a

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Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda
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Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://bjana.si/ Based in Brda, Slovenia, on the border with Italy, Bjana is a very exciting sparkling wine project. It’s

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THE STORY OF MADEIRA 

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As the Michelin Guide turns to wine with its three-grape rating system, here are the big questions
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As the Michelin Guide turns to wine with its three-grape rating system, here are the big questions

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 jamiegoode
Saravá, innovative low-intervention wines from Vinho Verde and Douro, Portugal
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Saravá, innovative low-intervention wines from Vinho Verde and Douro, Portugal

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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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