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40 years of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1980 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

New Zealand’s most famous wine, the Marlborough icon, hits middle age It was back in 1985 that the first vintage

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Tasting the 2023s from Felton Road, a leading winery from New Zealand’s Central Otago region

December 1, 2024 jamiegoode 2001 Views Central Otago, Chardonnay, pinot noir

Nicola Greening was in town to show off the 2023s from star Central Otago winegrower Felton Road. This was a

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The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2022 releases

November 18, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 7781 Views

For me, Corofin is one of Marlborough’s (and New Zealand’s) most exciting wine projects. The people behind it are Mike

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Pyramid Valley: tasting the 2020 Botanical Collection wines from this special New Zealand producer

September 16, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1633 Views Chardonnay, North Canterbury, pinot noir

Website: https://www.pyramidvalley.co.nz/ ‘It’s a big moment in time for us at Pyramid Valley,’ said Steve Smith, introducing this tasting of

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Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay: a top 12 from the 2022 vintage in this important New Zealand wine region

August 7, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 2639 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

These Chardonnays were selected by Cameron Douglas, MS, as the Hawke’s Bay Annual Chardonnay Collection Vintage 2022. 42 wines submitted,

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Clos Henri: one of Marlborough’s most interesting producers revamps its range

May 21, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3650 Views

Website: www.closhenri.com Of all the wineries in Marlborough, one of the most interesting is Clos Henri, which is owned by

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Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Highlights: Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand

March 26, 2024 jamiegoode 3784 Views pinot noir

Website: https://www.prophetsrock.co.nz/ Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 Central Otago, New Zealand13.5% alcohol. Since 2005, Paul Pujol has been

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Zephyr: Marlborough gets interesting in the hands of Ben Glover

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 jamiegoode 3972 Views Marlborough

Website: https://zephyrwine.com/about.htm Ben Glover made his reputation as a winemaker working for Brent Marris at Wither Hills, and later Mud

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Highlights: The Hermit Ram Salty White 2022

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 jamiegoode 4176 Views North Canterbury

This is a blend of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling from organic vineyards in North Canterbury. They are fermented

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The Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay collection 2021 vintage: some of New Zealand’s best Chardonnays

December 26, 2023 jamiegoode 3324 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Hawke’s Bay has a had a good run of recent vintages, despite the awful floods that hit in February 2023,

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Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
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Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode

My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and

The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal
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The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal

June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)
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Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)

June 14, 2025June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?
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Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 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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