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In Champagne: Agrapart & Fils

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Treve Ring 10208 Views champagne, grower champagne

Founded in 1894, Champagne Agrapart & Fils has rightfully emerged as one of the finest grower estates in the Côte

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Features TOP STORIES 

The triune brain, and thinking of a triune wine tasting approach

December 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7710 Views

In our heads, we have a remarkable organ. The brain. It’s mushy and jelly-like, and it weighs around 1.4 kilograms.

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Features TOP STORIES 

Highlights from The Wine Society: 20 under £12

December 7, 2020 jamiegoode 11264 Views

Here’s my list of affordable highlights (under £12) from The Wine Society, from a recent press tasting. The Wine Society

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Features Germany TOP STORIES 

Spätburgunder: Germany’s Pinot Noir, reaching new heights

November 28, 2020December 5, 2020 jamiegoode 14854 Views pinot noir

Pinot Noir is one of the undisputably great grape varieties, but until recently it only grew well in a few

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TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Explaining reduction, and dispelling some myths

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 jamiegoode 33581 Views

One of the most interesting of all wine faults is reduction. But it’s a source of a lot of confusion

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Features Spain TOP STORIES 

Recovering the magic of El Marco: back to the sherry vineyards, and old ways of making wines

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 jamiegoode 7679 Views sherry

Jamie Goode visits Bodegas Luiz Perez, and meets Willy Perez, who is on a mission to recover the great sherries

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Video: visiting Willy Perez, who is on a mission to capture the great Sherry wines of the past

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 jamiegoode 5766 Views sherry

Jamie Goode visits Willy Perez of Bodega Luis Perez, who’s looking to capture the great Sherry wines of the past.

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Spain TOP STORIES 

Sal da Terra 2019 is released!

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 jamiegoode 5017 Views Albarino

The Sal da Terra 2019 is now released. This is the second vintage of this Albariño from Rías Baixas in

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Most people don’t like wine the first time they taste it

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 12051 Views

Do you remember the first time you tried wine? Did you like it? I remember tasting wine as an older

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Books Food and wine TOP STORIES 

Launching ‘Wine From Another Galaxy’, the book from the Noble Rot duo Keeling and Andrew

October 16, 2020October 21, 2020 jamiegoode 8578 Views Restaurants

Yesterday was the book launch for Wine From Another Galaxy. Mark Andrew and Dan Keeling, who launched a wine fanzine

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Cruse x Hirsch, tasting some Californian gems from this star partnership
California Features Latest 

Cruse x Hirsch, tasting some Californian gems from this star partnership

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 jamiegoode

Californians Jasmine Hirsch and Michael Cruse are partners in life and wine, and they came to London to share their

Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines
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Hatzidakis: a deep dive into these top Santorini wines

October 27, 2025 jamiegoode
Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering
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Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering

October 25, 2025October 26, 2025 jamiegoode
Tarrawarra winery, Yarra Valley
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Yarra (3) Tarrawarra

October 25, 2025October 26, 2025 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.

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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