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

October 16, 2020October 21, 2020 jamiegoode 9477 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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Why Pinot Meunier is weird (but wonderful)

September 29, 2020November 13, 2020 jamiegoode 14571 Views

Pinot Meunier is an unusual grape variety. Technically, of course, it is not a variety at all. It is a

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Alsace Highlights TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Hugel Gewurztraminer Grossi Laüe 2011 Alsace, France

August 12, 2020 jamiegoode 7589 Views Gewurztraminer

This is a high-end Gewurztraminer from Hugel. Along with Trimbach, Hugel were never really into the Alsace Grand Cru classification.

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Spain TOP STORIES 

Torres Anthologia: high-end wines from this important Spanish winery

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6275 Views

Miquel Torres led this tasting of the top wines of Torres from the family museum, with a backdrop of some

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Profiles South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga

July 6, 2020July 10, 2020 jamiegoode 11420 Views Natural wine, swartland

Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in

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TOP STORIES Wine Science 

16 things you need to know about grape vine trunk disease

July 5, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 20477 Views

A quick primer on one of the major viticultural challenges worldwide. 1 Trunk diseases are a major problem worldwide. Famed

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Portugal Profiles TOP STORIES 

Taboadella, an exciting new winery from Portugal’s Dão region

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 jamiegoode 9023 Views Dao

The Amorim Group’s main activity is cork, but they are now getting increasingly involved in wine production. For 20 years,

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Bordeaux Profiles TOP STORIES 

In Bordeaux: Château Pedesclaux is a Pauillac star reborn

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 jamiegoode 9966 Views

Pedesclaux is a Bordeaux Château that has been transformed. I visited in March 2019 with the director Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and

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Highlights New Zealand TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Mountford Estate The Rise Pinot Noir 2015 North Canterbury, New Zealand

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7261 Views

Mountford Estate’s story is an interesting one. They established a big reputation for their wines under winemaker CP Lin: the

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Portugal TOP STORIES 

Kopke Colheita Ports: a historic tasting going back to 1940

June 17, 2020June 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8106 Views Douro, Port

It’s not often you get to try wines from 1980, 1960 and 1940 in one tasting. Well, that’s what I

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Exploring Riesling in the Finger Lakes: a seminar
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Exploring Riesling in the Finger Lakes: a seminar

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 jamiegoode

Riesling is such an interesting grape variety. In the spirit of exploring the landscape of Riesling and trying to see

Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
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Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
Features Latest New York State TOP STORIES 

Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes

June 26, 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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