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Videos

TOP STORIES Travel Videos 

Video and gallery: in Porto

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 jamiegoode 11422 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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Latest Portugal Videos 

Simplesmente Vinho 2020

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 jamiegoode 6416 Views Natural wine

In this short interview, organizer João Roseira talks about Simplesmente Vinho 2020, the wine festival for ‘wines without make-up’, held

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Videos 

Video: disgorgement à la volée

February 18, 2020 jamiegoode 9796 Views Sparkling wine

This is a fun video of an inpromptu disgorgement. It’s known as disgorgement à la volée (flying disgorgement), and it’s

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Videos 

Video: honest opinions on big brand wines

February 14, 2020 jamiegoode 5198 Views

So, here are some short films I made of me tasting big brand wines and giving my honest opinions.

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Bordeaux Videos 

Video: visiting Château Cos d’Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 4538 Views biodynamics, Bordeaux

Cos d’Estournel, second growth in the 1855 classification, is acknowledged to be one of the top properties in Bordeaux. Jamie

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Japan Videos 

Video: grape processing at Château Mercian in Japan

February 5, 2020 jamiegoode 5853 Views Winemaking

Here’s s short film of some grapes being processed at the main winery of Château Mercian in Japan.

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: minerality in wine, a conversation with Steve Daniel and Jamie Goode

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 jamiegoode 10658 Views

This is a film of a seminar I did last week (January 2020) with Steve Daniel, who is the buying

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Japan Videos 

Video: in the vineyards of Château Mercian, Japan

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 4706 Views Viticulture

These two short films are shot in the vineyards of Château Mercian, one of Japan’s leading wineries. The first is

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Porto and Gaia
Portugal Travel Videos 

A walk through Porto and Gaia

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 jamiegoode 8211 Views

I love visiting Porto. Here’s a short film shot while walking through Porto and neighbouring Vila Nova de Gaia (just

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Georgia TOP STORIES Videos 

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

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 7669 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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Chile Features Latest 

Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://vgs.cl/en/ Garcés Silva is a winery whose name isn’t well known, but they are important in the story of

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie
Features France Latest 

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Features Latest Oregon 

Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery
Features Latest South Africa 

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery

February 6, 2026February 6, 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.

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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