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Features Italy 

Sassicaia: the famous wine from Tenuta San Guido that kick-started one of Italy’s most celebrated wine regions

February 7, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 10901 Views

Priscilla Incisa presented the 2020 vintage of this famous Tuscan estate in London, along with some back vintages. She is

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Features New Zealand Regions 

Marlborough wine region at 50: interviewing Jamie Marfell of Brancott and Stoneleigh

February 6, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 7929 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

After many years as chief winemaker for Stoneleigh, Jamie Marfell is now Group Winemaker for Pernod Ricard New Zealand, which

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017, England

February 6, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 3681 Views Sparkling wine

Another really impressive English fizz. Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017 Sussex, England12% alcohol. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier aged

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Features Israel Latest Regions 

The wines of Israel: a study in 44 wines

February 3, 2023May 27, 2025 jamiegoode 27574 Views

I recently spent a few days in Israel. The trip was primarily about giving two presentations at the inaugural IPEVO

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Features Israel 

Philokalia, a natural winery from Bethlehem, Palestine

February 3, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 13037 Views Natural wine

Natural winery Philokalia was established in 2015 by architect Sari Kouri in the garage of his home in Bethlehem, Palestine.

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Highlights Israel 

Highlights: a wine made from a forgotten old variety in Israel, Dalton Grounded Zuriman 2021 Galilee

February 1, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4454 Views

The interesting story behind this wine is that it is made from the Zuriman grape variety. Israel has a lack

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Highlights Israel 

Highlights: Itay Lahat Roussanne 2021 Upper Galilee, Israel

January 31, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 3082 Views roussanne

I’m in Israel, to talk at a conference on regenerative viticulture tomorrow. So it’s only appropriate to be drinking a

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Australia Features 

Tasting some great Australian wines at an Australia day lunch with colleagues

January 29, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4752 Views

Australia day is a great excuse for a wine lunch, and once again a crew assembled, bringing special bottle of

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Jolie Laide Dans le Vide 2021, California, USA

January 28, 2023March 7, 2023 Treve Ring 4603 Views

Jolie-Laide is a one-man operation based in the Sebastopol winery of Pax Mahle, where winemaker Scott Schultz (Pax’s cellar master),

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Bordeaux Features Regions 

Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated

January 26, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 8682 Views

2020 is a much heralded vintage in Bordeaux. Here I got to try many of the top wines in bottle,

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 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.

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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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