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Features Germany TOP STORIES 

Spätburgunder: Germany’s Pinot Noir, reaching new heights

November 28, 2020December 5, 2020 jamiegoode 18057 Views pinot noir

Pinot Noir is one of the undisputably great grape varieties, but until recently it only grew well in a few

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Craven Pinot Gris 2019 Stellenbosch, South Africa

November 27, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7486 Views pinot gris

Mick and Jeanine Craven are making some of South Africa’s most interesting wines from vineyards in Stellenbosch (see this extensive

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Hungary Latest Profiles 

Heimann & Fiai: exciting Kadarka and Kékfrankos from Hungary

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 jamiegoode 6194 Views

The 2200-hectare appellation of Szekszárd is one of the historic wine regions of Hungary. It’s in the middle of the

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Highlights: Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8697 Views Gamay

Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017 Beaujolais, France13.5% alcohol. This is from the special terroir of Côte du Py

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Niepoort Batuta 2018 Douro, Portugal

November 21, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7646 Views Douro

Dirk Niepoort is, for me, one of the most important winegrowers globally (there’s a review of his work from a

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Australia Features Regions 

Tasmanian Pinot Noir: a study

November 20, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 9227 Views

A small island 240 km south of Victoria is making some of Australia’s most sought after Chardonnay and sparkling wine.

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Burgundy Highlights 

The remarkable Simone from Château de Pommard

November 19, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 9972 Views

I get invited to a lot of Zoom tastings. This was another, and while I’ve been impressed with the wines

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Champagne Features 

Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s Brut Nature, Sous Bois and Cuvée Louis Salmon

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 jamiegoode 11566 Views

Jamie Goode tastes three of the top wines from Champagne Billecart-Salmon with Mathieu Roland-Billecart, who since 2019 has been CEO

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain

November 15, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7738 Views

Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found

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South Africa Videos 

Video: what’s next for sustainability in South Africa’s wine regions?

November 13, 2020 jamiegoode 6461 Views

Yesterday I took part in a session for Wines of South Africa on sustainability, with a really great group of

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Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain
Features Latest Spain 

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode

For the 2026 edition of Simplesmente Vinho the guest region was Galiza (Galicia) in Spain, and there were nine visiting

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

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

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode
All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
Features Latest 

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

October 9, 2026October 9, 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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