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Japan Videos 

Video: in the vineyards of Château Mercian, Japan

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 5010 Views Viticulture

These two short films are shot in the vineyards of Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading wineries. The first is

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Lustau Almacenista José Luis González Obregón Amontillado del Puerto

January 11, 2020September 6, 2020 Treve Ring 6690 Views amontillado, fortified, sherry

The Spanish word almacenista means warehousekeeper or wholesaler. In Sherry-speak, Almacenistas are generally small family businesses that buy or produce

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Porto and Gaia
Portugal Travel Videos 

A walk through Porto and Gaia

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 jamiegoode 8738 Views

I love visiting Porto. Here’s a short film shot while walking through Porto and neighbouring Vila Nova de Gaia (just

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Burgundy Latest Profiles 

In Chablis, visiting Jean-Marc Brocard, one of the top producers

January 7, 2020 jamiegoode 12357 Views Chablis

The village of Préhy, Jean-Marc Brocard has steadily built up one of the top domaines in the region, on the

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Telmo Rodriguez
Latest Profiles Spain 

Meeting Telmo Rodrìguez, rediscovering historical Rioja with his Lanzaga wines

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 jamiegoode 12731 Views Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez became famous for his travelling winemaking, sourcing top vineyards from around Spain, and then returning to revitalize family

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Features Georgia Regions 

In Georgia, on the qvevri trail, experiencing the living fossil of wine

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 jamiegoode 15709 Views Natural wine

Jamie Goode travels east, 8000 years back in time, to visit Georgia and experience wine as it would have been

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights : Champagne Rémi Leroy NV Brut Nature

January 5, 2020January 12, 2020 Treve Ring 9265 Views champagne, grower champagne

Based in the Aube, which shares the same Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils as Chablis just further south, young Rémi

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Georgia TOP STORIES Videos 

Video: in Georgia’s wine regions, pursuing qvevri wines

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 8103 Views

Jamie Goode visits Georgia for the first time. This is the country that has a strong claim as being the

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Austria Highlights 

Highlights : Hajszan-Neumann 2016 Gemischter Satz Natural, Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC Nussberg, Austria

December 30, 2019January 3, 2020 Treve Ring 6863 Views biodynamic, Demeter, Natural wine

With a name like Fritz Wieninger, you have to trust that wine, and Vienna, is in his blood. Fritz is

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Bedrock Wine Co
California Profiles 

Bedrock Wine Co, California

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 8330 Views Zinfandel

Trying the wines from Morgan Twain-Peterson’s boutique winery focusing on California’s heritage of old vineyards, many of them field blends.

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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