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Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: reviving the tradition of making wines in amphora in the Alentejo, Portugal

January 18, 2024 jamiegoode 5932 Views Alentejo, Amphora

The south of the Alentejo wine region has a tradition of making wine in large clay amphorae known as talhas.

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Latest South Africa Videos 

Video: the famous La Colline Semillon vineyard in Franschhoek, South Africa

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 jamiegoode 4577 Views Semillon

Old Road Wine Co winemaker Ryan Puttick introduces the La Colline Vineyard in Franschhoek, South Africa. Planted in 1936 by

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Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: visiting Constantino Ramos, one of the most exciting producers in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region

January 8, 2024 jamiegoode 3825 Views Vinho Verde

Constantino Ramos came from the pharmaceutical industry, where he was running clinical trials, and shifted to his passion, wine. He

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Austria Features Latest Videos 

The remarkable big bottle cellars at the Hospiz Alm in St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 jamiegoode 8343 Views

Website: https://www.arlberghospiz.at/en/gastronomy/hospiz-alm-restaurant/ The Hospiz Alm restaurant is based in the small hamlet St. Christoph am Arlberg, which is the highest

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Italy Latest Videos 

Video: visiting the Chianti Classico wine region, all four episodes

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 jamiegoode 4947 Views Chianti Classico

Four wine friends – John Szabo, Michael Godel, Jamie Goode and Emily Harman – visit the Chianti Classico wine region.

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Alsace Latest Videos 

Video: exploring the wines of Alsace with Lars Daniels, final day

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 jamiegoode 5961 Views

Jamie Goode and Lars Daniels visit the Alsace wine region. This is the final day, with visits to Weinbach, Justin

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Chile Regions Videos 

Video: visiting the historically important Itata region of Chile, which is undergoing a quiet revival

October 17, 2023October 19, 2023 jamiegoode 4236 Views Itata

Jamie Goode heads down south in Chile to the Itata wine region, which was historically very important and which is

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Video: natural wine, an explainer

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 jamiegoode 3077 Views Natural wine

Here’s a short film I recorded for last week’s SASEV meeting in South Africa giving a brief explainer of natural

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Austria Videos 

Video: visiting the Wagram wine region in Austria by tractor

September 6, 2023 jamiegoode 3271 Views

Jamie Goode heads from Graffneg to the Wagram wine region in Austria on tractor. As part of the OTW tastings

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Video: Bodegas Tamerán, Gran Canaria, Spain: the winery of footballer David Silva

August 28, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 2638 Views

David Silva established his reputation as one of the world’s leading football players, including international recognition with Spain and a

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Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples
California Features Latest Regions 

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode

My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and

The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal

June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)
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Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)

June 14, 2025June 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?
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Nigel Greening on navigating the tricky waters wine finds itself in, and the problems with ‘fine wine’: where does Felton Road sit?

June 12, 2025June 12, 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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