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Highlights: Mountford Estate The Rise Pinot Noir 2015 North Canterbury, New Zealand

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 6917 Views

Mountford Estate’s story is an interesting one. They established a big reputation for their wines under winemaker CP Lin: the

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Neudorf Tom’s Block Pinot Noir 2017

April 1, 2020 jamiegoode 6282 Views Nelson, pinot noir

Neudorf are the undisputed stars of New Zealand’s Nelson wine region. And this wine, Tom’s Block Pinot Noir, is really

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New Zealand 

Highlights: Kusuda Pinot Noir 2012, Martinborough

February 20, 2020March 15, 2020 jamiegoode 5674 Views Martinborough, pinot noir

New Zealand’s most sought-after Pinot Noir? It could well be Hiroyuki Kusuda’s, from Martinborough. He moved to New Zealand with

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Highlights New Zealand 

Three Marlborough Sauvignons from 2019: Greywacke, Framingham and Nautilus

December 10, 2019 jamiegoode 5845 Views

2019 followed two very difficult vintages in Marlborough. Yields were slightly down, but the warm, dry conditions were welcomed after

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Dom Maxwell
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Dom Maxwell of Greystone, the vineyard ferment guy

November 17, 2019November 20, 2019 jamiegoode 9590 Views North Canterbury, pinot noir

Jamie Goode catches up with Dom Maxwell, winemaker at Greystone in New Zealand’s Waipara wine region, to taste his wines

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New Zealand Profiles 

Hermit Ram: stunning natural wines from North Canterbury

November 9, 2019December 31, 2019 jamiegoode 10199 Views Natural wine, North Canterbury, pinot noir

Since 2012 Theo Coles has been making natural wines from interesting sites in North Canterbury on the South Island of

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Features New Zealand 

The Gimblett Gravels 2017 reds selection

November 7, 2019November 11, 2019 jamiegoode 7764 Views syrah

2017 was a tricky vintage in the Hawke’s Bay wine region. How did the red wines from the famed Gimblett

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New Zealand Profiles 

Smith & Sheth, tilting at NZ’s top

November 1, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 7130 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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New Zealand Videos 

Video: New Zealand wine flight

January 26, 2019October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 5265 Views

Air New Zealand and New Zealand Wine Growers collaborate to put on a special wine flight over five of New

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New Zealand Profiles Regions 

Prophets Rock, one of Central Otago’s top producers

March 24, 2017February 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6382 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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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc
Features Latest New Zealand 

Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Features Latest New Zealand TOP STORIES Wine Science 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone

January 21, 2026January 21, 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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