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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 4835 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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Videos 

Video: natural wine, an explainer

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 jamiegoode 3322 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 3488 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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Videos 

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

August 28, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 2929 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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Canada Videos 

Video: the Niagara wine region in Canada, with some of the leading producers telling their story

August 7, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4844 Views Niagara

Jamie Goode visits the Niagara Wine region in Canada, and interviews some of the leading producers, finding out what makes

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Portugal Videos 

Video: Baga and Bairrada, a star red grape from a beautiful Portuguese region

August 2, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3761 Views Baga, Bairrada

Jamie Goode heads to the Portuguese wine region of Bairrada, on the trail of the region’s star red grape variety,

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Features Spain Videos 

Video: In Rioja, visiting 10 wineries with World’s Best Vineyards

July 16, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 3414 Views Rioja

In July 2023 Jamie Goode joined a trip with World’s Best Vineyards competition to Rioja, visiting 10 leading wineries in

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New York State Videos 

Video: FLXcursion 2023 in the Finger Lakes wine region, NY

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 jamiegoode 3605 Views

Geneva, in the Finger Lakes wine region of New York State was the home to the 2023 FLXcursion, which brought

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Champagne England Videos 

English sparkling wine versus Champagne: one producer went to Reims to blind taste consumers on the streets!

June 12, 2023June 13, 2023 jamiegoode 4068 Views

In a slightly naughty experiment English sparkling wine producer Chapel Down took their wine to Reims in the heart of

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: Coravin’s new Vinitas system for producing small samples that last a year

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 jamiegoode 4882 Views

I caught up with Greg Lambrecht of Coravin to look at the new invention from this most serial of inventors.

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Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich
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Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich

September 28, 2025 jamiegoode

I’ve tasted a lot of wines before, but this was the first time I’d tried any from Bolivia. Nayan Gowda,

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 jamiegoode
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 
Features France France Latest 

Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Lisse Garnett
The Judgement of Cape Town
Features Latest South Africa 

The Judgement of Cape Town

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Treve Ring

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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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