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South Africa Videos 

Video: Testalonga’s new home in the Swartland, South Africa

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 jamiegoode 6119 Views

Here’s a film from our visit to Testalonga’s Banditskloof farm in the Swartland. You can read the report, including notes

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Highlights Portugal Videos 

Highlights: Rocim NatCool Fresh From Amphora 2019

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 jamiegoode 7908 Views Alentejo

A short tasting video with this wine: Herdade do Rocim NatCool Fresh from Amphora 2019 Alentejo, Portugal12% alcohol. Made in

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Highlights: Nu.Vo.Té 2019 Vin de France

June 18, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 8804 Views

A really impressive wine made from new varieties bred for disease resistance, from Languedoc producer Foncalieu. Nu.Vo.Té 2019 Vin de

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Highlights Latest Rhone Videos 

Highlights: Vidal-Fleury Côtes du Rhône 2016

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 jamiegoode 7082 Views

I liked this wine much more than I was expecting to. Yes, it’s not cheap for a Côtes du Rhône

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Highlights Spain Videos 

Highlights: Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes 2016 Tenerife

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 jamiegoode 6572 Views Tenerife

Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes 2016 Orotava, Teneferife, Spain13% alcohol. A wine I bought a while back, this is a

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South Africa Videos 

Video: MCC, South Africa’s most vibrant wine category

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 jamiegoode 5133 Views

Goode and Ring report on Méthode Cap Classique (MCC), the name for traditional method sparkling wine from South Africa. It’s

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Highlights: Carinus Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 6192 Views Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch

Carinus Family Wines Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. This is brilliant. Carinus are a new producer and

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Highlights Rhone Videos 

Highlights: Domaine Mucyn GamSy 2017 Collines Rhodaniennes

May 4, 2020May 14, 2020 jamiegoode 6704 Views

Domaine Mucyn is a family-owned domaine of 14 hectares, in conversion to organics. This is a blend of Syrah from

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Burgundy Videos 

Video: Les Champs de Themis, championing Aligoté

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 jamiegoode 5160 Views

Jamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet of Les Champs de Themis, who farms 4.5 hectares of vines organically. He’s based in

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Features Videos 

Can big companies make natural wines? Cramele Recas and their orange and glou glou wines

April 28, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 9598 Views Natural wine, Romania

Can a big company make natural wine? Cramele Recas is a forward-thinking winery in Romania that makes 25 million bottles.

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Book review: Izabela Kamińska Wild yeast – stories about wine
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Book review: Izabela Kamińska Wild yeast – stories about wine

October 30, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.izabelakaminska.com/index.php/en/wild-yeasts/ Izabela Kamińska is a well-travelled Polish wine journalist, now living in Portugal. I’ve met her on the road

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
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

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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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You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

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