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Austria Highlights 

Highlight: Birgit Eichinger Ried Heiligenstein Erste Lage (1ÖTW) Riesling 2019

August 28, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 3761 Views Riesling

Birgit Eichinger Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein Erste Lage (1ÖTW) Riesling 2019 Kamptal, Austria13% alcohol. Intensely limey nose with some sweet citrus

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: two from Karl Haidle, Würrtemberg, Germany

August 22, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 3574 Views Blaufrankisch

Karl Haidle was founded in 1949 by the famous gymnast of the same name. It’s now in the hands of

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Highlights: Kumpf & Meyer Riesling Westerberg Perpétuel 15/18/19 Alsace

August 20, 2022 jamiegoode 5980 Views Riesling

This is a new Alsace domaine to me. It was created back in the 1990s when Philippe Meyer and Sophie

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Highlight : Las Moradas de San Martin Libro Once Las Luces 2011, Sierra de Gredos, Spain

August 19, 2022August 25, 2022 Treve Ring 4046 Views Garnacha, granite, Gredos, Grenache, old vine

Las Moradas de San Martin sits at a height of 870m above sea level, on the fringes of the Sierra

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The wines of Quinta de La Rosa, Douro, Portugal

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 4253 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

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Who is Charlie Herring? The story behind the remarkable wines and ciders of Tim Phillips

August 16, 2022August 17, 2022 Lisse Garnett 11345 Views

By Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode Website: http://www.charlieherring.com/ We first met the son of the man that birthed Charlie at

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The wines of David & Nadia, Swartland, South Africa

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 jamiegoode 6453 Views Chenin Blanc, swartland

Website: https://davidnadia.com/ David and Nadia Sadie studied together and then got married in 2009. They both began working for different

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Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 4414 Views

Website: https://www.thekeepwines.com/ Keep Wines is a small Californian winery that was started by Jack Roberts and Johanna Jensen in 2009.

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Jean Claude Mas, of Paul Mas: a Languedoc wine entrepreneur

August 9, 2022 jamiegoode 9233 Views

Website: https://www.paulmas.com/en/a-propos/jean-claude-mas/ Paul Mas is one of the Langeudoc’s most astute wine producers. Established as recently as 1999 by Jean

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The wines of Casa de Darei, Dão, Portugal

August 8, 2022 jamiegoode 5106 Views Dao

Website: http://casadedarei.pt/eng_index.html Back in 1997 José Ruivo bought a 140 hectare farm on the shores of the Dão river at

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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
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

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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