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Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell

December 7, 2022December 9, 2022 jamiegoode 9977 Views

Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell

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Weingut Thörle: Impressive new wave German wines from this Rheinhessen estate

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 jamiegoode 6750 Views

Website: www.thorle-wein.de Thörle is a family domaine based in Saulheim in the Rheinhessen, and since 2006 it has been run

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Clos du Temple, Gérard Bertrand’s ambitious rosé project in Cabrières, Languedoc

December 4, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 10682 Views Rose

Website: https://en.gerard-bertrand.com/collections/clos-du-temple Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and

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France Latest Regions Videos 

Visiting Clos du Temple, home to the world’s most expensive rosé

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 jamiegoode 9013 Views

Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and from the

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Australia Features Regions TOP STORIES 

Celebrating Cabernet Sauvignon: tasting 10 benchmarks from around the wine world blind

November 28, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 6696 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Since 1982, Western Australian winery Cape Mentelle has held an International Cabernet Tasting at the winery. Founder David Hohnen began

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Bordeaux Features Regions 

Dourthe Parcellaires: a new concept from this Bordeaux firm

November 27, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5600 Views

This is a new series of limited edition bottlings that Dourthe have released to challenge the Bordeaux concept of blending.

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2013 France

November 25, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4664 Views

Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2013 FranceFrom the Grand Cru villages of Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger. Disgorged in

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Features South Africa 

Tasting the Winemag and Prescient Best of Category South African Wines

November 24, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5447 Views

Websites: https://winemag.co.za/ and https://www.prescient.co.za/ This was a really interesting lunch, hosted at High Timber, to showcase the Winemag and Prescient

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Austria Hungary Profiles 

Holass, exciting wines from the border of Austria and Hungary

November 22, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 7933 Views

Website: https://holass.com/ Imre Halász and Ellie Bauwens are the couple behind Holass. It’s a virtual winery, in the sense that

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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Highlights: four Ports to consider for the festive season

November 21, 2022 jamiegoode 5395 Views Douro, Port

I love Port, and I kind of wish (for the sake of the Port producers) that it wasn’t such a

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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.jimbarry.com/news/loosenbarry-unique-collaboration-meeting-minds-shared-obsession Loosen Barry is a fun (and quite serious) joint Riesling project, and I did a deep dive into

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society
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Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society

October 8, 2026October 8, 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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