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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Timo Meyer Gamay 2018 Yarra

March 24, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 5149 Views Gamay

I’m such a fan of Gamay, as regular readers will know. I even embarked on an ambitious series on Gamay

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Canada Highlights 

Highlight: Therianthropy David Eagle Gamay 2018

March 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Treve Ring 6637 Views Gamay, Michel Tolmer, Ontario

Therianthropy is the mythical process of shapeshifting, which is another way to view turning nature into wine. This small collaborative

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Food and wine Japan 

Soba noodles at Katase, Azumino-Ikeda in Japan’s Nagano region

March 21, 2020March 24, 2020 jamiegoode 6951 Views Restaurants

One of the specialities of the mountainous Nagano prefecture (also known as Shinshu) is Soba noodles. These are made from

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlight: Azores Wine Co. Arinto dos Açores 2018

March 20, 2020March 24, 2020 Treve Ring 5682 Views Azores, volcanic

Winemaker António Maçanita may be best known for his FitaPreta wines in Alentejo, though with this venture he looked to

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Profiles Uruguay Videos 

In Uruguay: visiting Viña Edén in Maldonado

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 jamiegoode 9730 Views

For my second visit in Uruguay, I headed to the hills of Pueblo Edén, 20 km from the coast near

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Lelie van Saron Chardonnay 2017 Hemel-en-Aarde

March 18, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 6636 Views Chardonnay

Natasha Williams is a winemaker who works for Bosman, but she also has her own label, Lelie van Saron. This,

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Canada Features 

Canadian Pinot Noir, a seminar

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 jamiegoode 7746 Views pinot noir

Pinot Noir has found a home in Canada’s wine regions. Last July, Treve Ring and I led a seminar on

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England Videos 

Visiting London urban winery Vagabond

March 17, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7274 Views urban winery

Gavin Monery is an Australian winemaker who’s made a name for himself for making stylish wines from urban wineries in

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South Africa Videos 

Video: in the stunning cellar of Boekenhoutskloof, one of South Africa’s top wineries

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 jamiegoode 5892 Views

Here’s a short film from a visit to Boekenhoutskloof, one of of South Africa’s leading producers, in the Franschhoek Valley.

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: Boekenhoutskloof

March 16, 2020 jamiegoode 12907 Views Franschhoek

Goode and Ring continue their Franschhoek journey by visiting Boekenhoutskloof, one of the country’s top wineries. Boekenhoutskloof is one of

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Brunia, an exciting cool-climate wine project from South Africa’s Walker Bay
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Brunia, an exciting cool-climate wine project from South Africa’s Walker Bay

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.bruniawines.co.za/ This is an exciting project owned by the Sander family, and it’s in a relatively unknown winegrowing region

Cantina Antoliolo are making lovely natural wines in the foothills of the Apennine mountain range in Italy’s Umbria
Features Italy Latest 

Cantina Antoliolo are making lovely natural wines in the foothills of the Apennine mountain range in Italy’s Umbria

May 10, 2026 jamiegoode
La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers
Features Italy Latest Regions 

La Biancara di Angiolino e Alessandro Maule: meet one of Italy’s most celebrated natural wine producers

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 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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