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Features Japan Latest Regions 

In Nagano, Japan: a big tasting at Tomi Wine Chapel

July 7, 2020July 13, 2020 jamiegoode 9662 Views Nagano

I was back at the fabulous Tomi Wine Chapel in Nagano, for a wine tasting. This is a very cool

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Profiles South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga

July 6, 2020July 10, 2020 jamiegoode 12035 Views Natural wine, swartland

Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium & Benedic

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Treve Ring 11730 Views Natural wine

These are not your typical Italian wines. Unless, that is, you usually take of natural wine made by nuns. In

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Wildman Wine Heavy Petting Pét-Nat 2018 Riverland, Australia

July 3, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 6701 Views Pet Nat

Tim Wildman was a wine merchant, passed the MW exams, and headed off to Australia. As well as running James

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moet et chandon rose imperial
Champagne Latest Wine Science 

Moët et Chandon: the science behind the success of rosé Champagne

July 3, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 17952 Views

The vast majority of rosé Champagne made by blending still red wines with white wines to make a pink base

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Portugal Profiles TOP STORIES 

Taboadella, an exciting new winery from Portugal’s Dão region

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 jamiegoode 9236 Views Dao

The Amorim Group’s main activity is cork, but they are now getting increasingly involved in wine production. For 20 years,

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Bordeaux Profiles Regions 

Popcorn from Bordeaux: innovating to save a struggling Château

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 jamiegoode 9186 Views

Bordeaux is defined in most peoples’ minds by the classed growths of the Médoc – the 4%. But this is

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Features Italy 

A quick Franciacorta study

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 jamiegoode 6248 Views Sparkling wine

Franciacorta is Italy’s premier region for sparkling wines. It’s an old region that reinvented itself around bubbles in the 1960s.

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Highlights Oregon 

Highlights: Bergström Gregory Ranch Pinot Noir 2014 Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon

June 28, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 4709 Views pinot noir

Bergström changed styles a few years back from big, ripe wines to wines showing more poised and balance. A smart

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Features Latest Portugal 

A quick look at some top 2018 Vintage Ports

June 27, 2020 jamiegoode 10265 Views Port

2018 is the third in a run of good vintages for Port, maybe fourth if you count 2015, too. So

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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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