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Video: visiting Trentino to see Cavit’s groundbreaking PICA viticultural app in action

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 jamiegoode 5695 Views

This is a film showing PICA in action in the vineyards of Trentino. It’s sophisticated computer modelling on all the

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Features Italy Wine Science 

Applying a model of vineyard variability in the vineyards of Trentino, with Cavit

November 2, 2019November 30, 2019 jamiegoode 7926 Views Trentino

Jamie Goode travels to the scenic Trentino region in Italy. Here, leading producer Cavit have developed an exciting technology called

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Features Wine Science 

Ripeness, part 3: solutions to over-ripeness and high alcohol

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 jamiegoode 9810 Views

Part 3 of 3 in a series focusing on the thorny issue of ripeness Some winegrowers pick late because they

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Features Wine Science 

Ripeness, part 2: pursuing balance

October 24, 2019October 30, 2019 jamiegoode 8712 Views

Ripeness in Bordeaux Of all the wine regions where ripeness has been a topic of controversy, one of the most

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Beaujolais Wine Science 

Using a microscope to monitor fermentations at Lapierre

October 23, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 11241 Views Natural wine

Natural winemaking doesn’t mean just letting wine ferments do their own thing. If you want to make good natural wines,

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Features Wine Science 

Ripeness in wine, part 1

October 20, 2019October 30, 2019 jamiegoode 12051 Views

In the first of a three-part series Jamie Goode explores one of the most pressing questions in the world of

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Wine Science 

Advances in wine science: what have the scientists done for us?

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 jamiegoode 7405 Views

I’m a scientist, but—as Andrew Jefford so nicely put a few years back when reviewing my wine science book—I’m not

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Videos Wine Science 

Video: how wine corks are made

July 12, 2018October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 6070 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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Bordeaux Regions Videos Wine Science 

Dubourdieu: white wines from Bordeaux, dry and sweet

October 5, 2016October 6, 2019 jamiegoode 4740 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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Wine Science 

Stems and whole bunches in red winemaking: a hot topic

March 24, 2015September 19, 2019 jamiegoode 5120 Views

Jamie Goode takes a closer look at the deliberate choice by many winemakers to leave the stems in their red

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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
Features Latest 

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode

It costs money to make wine. Quite a bit of it, if it’s done well. The chief problem is this:

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
Features Latest New to wine New Zealand Regions 

A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 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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