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Video and gallery: in Porto

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 jamiegoode 11086 Views Porto, Portugal

Just back from a lovely few days in Porto. Here’s a short film and some pictures of a wander I

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Canada Profiles TOP STORIES 

Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan

February 19, 2020December 23, 2024 jamiegoode 11480 Views bc wine, british columbia, canada, okanagan, syrah

I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant

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Bordeaux Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe: one of Bordeaux’s top estates

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 10752 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Since it was purchased by Michel Reybier in 2000, Cos d’Estournel has cemented its place as one of the top

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California Features TOP STORIES 

Abe Schoener: the thought-leader vigneron, opening a new urban winery in LA

January 27, 2020March 31, 2022 jamiegoode 11819 Views

Abe Schoener, ex-philosophy professor, is the winemaker behind the Scholium Project, an innovative Californian micronegociant winery that’s hard to put

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Champagne Features TOP STORIES 

The six Lieu Dits Champagnes from Selosse

January 20, 2020 jamiegoode 19707 Views

Anselme Selosse is a legendary producer in the Champagne region, and his collection of six Lieu Dit wines are astonishing,

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Beaujolais Profiles TOP STORIES 

David-Baupère: visiting one of the new naturals in Beaujolais

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6989 Views Gamay, Natural wine

So much was achieved in Beaujolais by the gang of pioneering natural winegrowers back in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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California Profiles TOP STORIES 

New releases from Domaine de la Côte and Sandhi

January 15, 2020 jamiegoode 8917 Views

I first met Raj Parr at a dinner in London some eight years ago, when he was presenting his wines

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Japan Profiles TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading producers

January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 10916 Views

Jamie Goode travels to the Nagano and Yamanashi wine regions of Japan to see the work that one of the

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Georgia TOP STORIES Videos 

Video: in Georgia’s wine regions, pursuing qvevri wines

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 7400 Views

Jamie Goode visits Georgia for the first time. This is the country that has a strong claim as being the

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Champagne Latest TOP STORIES 

In Champagne: Louis Roederer

December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 jamiegoode 11471 Views champagne

Roederer is an elite house famous for their prestige cuvée, Cristal. But the real story here is a house that

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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 29, 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
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (5) Yarra Yering

October 25, 2025October 26, 2025 jamiegoode
Tarrawarra winery, Yarra Valley
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra (3) Tarrawarra

October 25, 2025October 26, 2025 jamiegoode

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About Us

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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