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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Van Volxem Riesling Alte Reben 2006 Mosel, Germany

July 7, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 3564 Views Riesling

Van Volxem‘s history as a wine estate goes back to the 3rd century, and it’s based in Wiltingen in the

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Bodegas Tradicion: visiting one of the best Sherry producers of all

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 jamiegoode 6288 Views sherry

Website: Bodegas Tradicion There are a number of threads to the story of sherry today. We have big sherry: the

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Profiles South Africa 

Two Semillons from The Vineyard Party: an exciting debut for this South African producer

July 4, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7110 Views orange wine, Semillon

Semillon is an interesting variety, and it has made some really interesting wines in South Africa, both as single variety

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc

July 3, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5257 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

Edmond de Rotschild Heritage‘s wine group is a collection of nine wineries, taking in Bordeaux, South Africa, Rioja (Macan), Argentina

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The Barca Velha story: Portugal’s most famous table wine, made just 18 times since 1952

July 2, 2021July 5, 2021 jamiegoode 21899 Views

Quinta do Vale Meão is an important property in the history of the Douro, and Portuguese wine in general. This

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The wines of Rui Reguinga, a leading Portuguese wine consultant’s own projects

July 1, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5966 Views

I first met Rui Reguinga when I visited the Dão back in 2004, when he was making the wines for

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The wines of Ridgeback, Paarl, South Africa

June 29, 2021 jamiegoode 4912 Views Paarl

Website: https://www.ridgebackwines.co.za/ Ridgeback is a wine estate located on the northern slopes of the Paarl Mountain. It’s mid-size, with 35

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Features Profiles Spain 

Bodegas Arautava, Tenerife: wines marked by Spanish and Portuguese invaders, volcanic eruptions and a vine training system more crazy than Colares

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Lisse Garnett 7758 Views

Volcanic soils, the idiosyncratic cordón trenzado system and the mighty Atlantic make for a maverick terroir on the Island of

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Features Moldova Regions 

Moldova’s best wines: part 5, wineries P-V

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 jamiegoode 8897 Views

Podgoria Vin https://www.podgoriavin.md/ Podgoria Vin Genesis Viorica 202013% alcohol. Fermented in stainless steel. Highly aromatic with table grapes and green

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Moldova’s best wines: part 4, wineries I-N

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 jamiegoode 6604 Views

Vinuri laloveni Vinuri Ialoveni was first founded in 1857. The company makes a range of different wines as well as

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Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California
California Features Latest Rhone 

Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 jamiegoode

Jason Haas of Tablas Creek and Andrew Bayley (GM of Beaucastel’s UK operation) presented this really interesting tasting, telling the

Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich
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Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich

September 28, 2025 jamiegoode
Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 jamiegoode
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 
Features France France Latest 

Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Lisse Garnett

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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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