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Exploring Cairanne (6) Domaine Brusset

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2377 Views Cairanne

Website: https://www.domainebrusset.fr/en/ This domaine dates back to 1947, and was based on a small 3 hectare vineyard in Cairanne. It

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Exploring Cairanne (3) Domaine Boisson, with Bruno Boisson and a terroir tour

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2404 Views

I took a tour of some of the Cairanne terroirs with Bruno Boisson. He explained that Cairanne has freshness with

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Exploring Cairanne (1) a large tasting of the 2022 wines

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 3960 Views Cairanne

For a long time, Cairanne was part of Côtes de Rhône Villages, but it became a cru in 2015, after

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Exploring Cairanne (4) Domaine Roche

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2119 Views Cairanne

Romain Roche came back to the family domaine in 2009. The vineyards had been in the family for seven generations,

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In Niagara (9) Lailey Winery and Stonebridge

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 jamiegoode 3048 Views Niagara

Website: https://laileywines.com/ Lailey is one of the important wineries in Niagara’s recent history, but it has been through some recent

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Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 jamiegoode 4214 Views Bairrada

Transmission is an exciting new wine project from Bairrada. It’s a partnership between TAP pilot and wine lover Vitor Bento

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Albert Bichot: an important Bourgogne negociant and land-owner, currently making some excellent wines

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 jamiegoode 4065 Views Aligote

Website: www.albert-bichot.com Most people think of Albert Bichot as a negociant, but this isn’t doing the full justice. While negociant

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More than 1000 vineyards and 4209 hectares under vine: UK wine production continues to grow

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 5299 Views

Wine production in the UK goes from strength to strength, at least in terms of the statistics. There are now

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Gigondas: a major tasting of the 2022s

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4632 Views Gigondas

This was a major tasting of Gigondas reds. The new whites (which are allowed in the appellation as of 2023)

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In Niagara (8) Black Bank Hill, an interesting newcomer

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 jamiegoode 4514 Views Niagara

Website: https://www.blackbankhill.com/ Taylor Emerson and John McLean are cousins, and they are the folk behind an exciting new winery in

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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

I’ve tasted a lot of wines before, but this was the first time I’d tried any from Bolivia. Nayan Gowda,

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
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 
Features France France Latest 

Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Lisse Garnett
The Judgement of Cape Town
Features Latest South Africa 

The Judgement of Cape Town

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Treve Ring

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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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