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Highlights: two affordable orange wines from Bertrand and Cramele Recas

March 18, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 4025 Views Languedoc, orange wine

Tried these two orange wines side by side. It’s interesting to see this category of skin-fermented whites (often called orange

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Visiting Domeniul Bogdan, Romania’s first biodynamic winery

April 1, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5059 Views

Website: https://domeniulbogdan.ro/en/ Bogdan is began a decade ago in 2011, and is based in the Murtafala region of Romania. The

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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 jamiegoode 5104 Views

Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to

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Behind the scenes at Cramele Recas: Romania’s remarkable wine success story

September 30, 2021October 9, 2021 jamiegoode 12145 Views

Back in 1998, three families decided to invest in a winery in Romania. They started with 650 hectares of scraggly

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New Zealand Pinot Noir is in a good place! Tasting 27 examples from across the country
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New Zealand Pinot Noir is in a good place! Tasting 27 examples from across the country

February 25, 2026 jamiegoode

These wines were tasted at the new release tasting in London, October 2025. A good selection from across New Zealand

Tasting the impressive wines of Viviana Morales of Sauzal Winery in Maule, Chile
Chile Features Latest 

Tasting the impressive wines of Viviana Morales of Sauzal Winery in Maule, Chile

February 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Yabby Lake is a star of the Mornington Peninsula, making some of Australia’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Yabby Lake is a star of the Mornington Peninsula, making some of Australia’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 jamiegoode
On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
Features Latest TOP STORIES Wine Science 

On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine

February 20, 2026February 20, 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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