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Features South of France Videos 

In the Languedoc: Vignoble du Loup Blanc

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 jamiegoode 10205 Views Languedoc

Jamie Goode visits this dynamic producer in France’s Minervois region, making some lovely wines from 17 hectares of biodynamically farmed

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Latest Portugal Profiles 

Quinta da Carolina, Douro, Portugal

March 25, 2020 jamiegoode 10298 Views Douro

Jamie Goode reviews the wines of Quinta da Carolina, a small quinta taking a new, more interesting direction Luis Pedro

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Timo Meyer Gamay 2018 Yarra

March 24, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 5463 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 6854 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 7149 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 5985 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 10304 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 6914 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 8098 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 7808 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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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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