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Grafted versus ungrafted vines: Francs de Pied re-open the debate

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 jamiegoode 17276 Views

There’s a new organization in the world of fine wine. It looks a bit like an elite members club from

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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 5940 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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Alternative packaging for wine: a new report based on research commissioned by UK retailer The Wine Society

May 3, 2023 jamiegoode 6152 Views Business of wine

It’s great to see UK retailer The Wine Society get serious about its carbon footprint and recyclability. They have commissioned

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Features Wine Science 

Cane pruning in pictures

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 18674 Views

Pruning isn’t terribly glamorous, but it’s an essential part of viticulture. The vast majority of vineyards are pruned one of

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Features New Zealand Wine Science 

Marlborough at 50: a new project to safeguard the vineyard of the future, using accelerated clonal selection

March 15, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 9363 Views

So the Marlborough wine region turns 50 this year. With its continued growth and success, you could forgive the region

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Features Wine Science 

When we taste wine, how accurate are our perceptions?

March 5, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 10076 Views

How accurate are our assessments? One question keeps coming back to me. When we judge or rate wine as professionals,

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Features TOP STORIES Wine Science 

Big news: new genetic evidence shows that the grapevine was domesticated in two locations, and 3000 years earlier than previously thought

March 2, 2023August 2, 2026 jamiegoode 80809 Views

Hold the press: Georgia turns out not to be the origin of the wine grapes widely used today. A significant,

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Features Wine Science 

How can wine regions combat rising temperatures?

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 jamiegoode 6388 Views

Climate chaos is real. With highly irregular weather patterns, we are also seeing a warming trend across the world’s wine

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New to wine Wine Science 

What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 jamiegoode 31638 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

We talk a lot about clones and grape varieties. But what, precisely, do these terms mean? Let’s first define ‘variety’.

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Features Rhone Wine Science 

Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture

January 19, 2023March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 8200 Views

Website: https://www.famillegassier.com/en/ Michel Gassier is one of the leading producers in Costières de Nîmes, and has two domaines, making three

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.pamplemoussejus.ca/ We need more wineries like this! Pamplemousse Jus is a small winery based on a farm in the

Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
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Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
Canada Features Highlights 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley

August 27, 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.

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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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