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Videos

California Videos 

Video: in the vineyards of Southern California with Abe Schoener

September 1, 2019September 16, 2019 jamiegoode 5194 Views
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Travel Videos 

Video: visiting the Aeolian island of Salina, to discover Malvasia

June 6, 2019October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 5120 Views malvasia, Sicily

Salina, on of the Aoelian islands off the coast of Sicily, hosts the annual Malvasia day each year. Here was

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Travel Videos 

Video: the Balade Gourmande, Chablis

April 19, 2019October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 3927 Views Burgundy, Chablis

Walking through the vineyards of Chablis, stopping to drink and eat Jamie Goode takes part in the Chablis Balade Gourmande

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New Zealand Videos 

Video: New Zealand wine flight

January 26, 2019October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 5318 Views

Air New Zealand and New Zealand Wine Growers collaborate to put on a special wine flight over five of New

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: how wine corks are made

July 12, 2018October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 6494 Views

Have you ever wondered how wine bottle corks are made? Jamie Goode visits the Cork Supply factory in Portugal to

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Profiles Videos 

Madeira: the ‘niche of the niche’ in fine wine

March 24, 2018September 16, 2019 jamiegoode 6320 Views

When you’re speaking about fringe wine regions, you can slot Madeira at the top of the list. ‘It’s the niche

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Bordeaux Regions Videos Wine Science 

Dubourdieu: white wines from Bordeaux, dry and sweet

October 5, 2016October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 5077 Views

Denis Dubourdieu was a famous wine scientist, winemaker and consultant who had a big impact on white winemaking in Bordeaux.

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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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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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