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Cairanne, another rising star cru in the Rhône

April 1, 2025 jamiegoode 1832 Views Cairanne

There’s been a lot of interest in the Rhône cru of Cairanne recently. It’s one of the crus capable of

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Henschke 2021 releases
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Henschke: tasting the newly released 2021 single vineyard wines with Stephen and Prue Henschke

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 jamiegoode 2065 Views

Website: https://www.henschke.com.au/ It’s the start of vintage when I catch up with Stephen and Prue Henschke to taste through these

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Ventoux, the rising star of the Rhône Valley – tasting 24 examples

March 31, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2122 Views Ventoux

This article is based on a masterclass with Alistair Cooper at The Decouvertes Vins Rhône festival in Avignon, March 2025,

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Exploring the Mâconnais (8) Domaine Thevenard

March 30, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1356 Views Maconnais

This is an interesting new project. In 2021 brothers Matthieu and Gaëtan Thevenard returned to the family property, which is

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The Green Road wines from Miguel Torres, Chile – communicating green credentials on the label

March 30, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1206 Views

These are wines from Miguel Torres Chile, that display their green credentials. Notably, they state that they are bottled at

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Exploring the Mâconnais (7) Domaine Sylvaine & Alain Normand

March 30, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 997 Views Maconnais

Website: https://domaine-normand.com/en/home/ Sylvaine and Alain Normand is an impressive Mâcon producer with a winery and cellar door that has a

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Exploring Bulgarian wine (3) The Jolly Vintners

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1068 Views

Website: https://thejollyvintners.com/en/home-en/ The second visit of the Bulgarian trip was an interesting one, and we tasted beside the Iscar river,

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Exploring Bulgarian wine (4) Château Burgozone

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1111 Views

Website: https://www.burgozone.bg/en/ Burgozone is a family-owned winery that began in 2000. They have a sizeable 100 hectares of vines looking

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (5) Bononia Estate

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 970 Views

Bononia is an impressive operation located at the biggest turn in the Danube. It’s owned by the Yotov family, and

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (2) Tipchenitza Winery

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 991 Views

Website: https://tipchenitza.bg/en/ Tipchenitza was the first stop on our exploration of Buglarian wine. This is based in the hilly northwest

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A quick guide to New Zealand wine
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A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 jamiegoode

New Zealand is a relative newcomer in the roll call of significant wine-producing countries. It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that

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

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 jamiegoode
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
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Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 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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