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Restaurants: Noble Rot Soho

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 8770 Views London, Restaurants

Went to the soft opening of Noble Rot Soho last night. It’s the second restaurant from the Dan Keeling/Mark Andrew

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Food and wine Spain 

Restaurants: Sabor, London

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 jamiegoode 6245 Views London, Restaurants

Back in the saddle, a post-lockdown restaurant experience. Last Tuesday I lunched at Sabor in Heddon Street, just off lower

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Food and wine 

London restaurants: The Clove Club

February 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8729 Views London, Restaurants

Over the last six years, Shoreditch-based restaurant The Clove Club has become one of London’s top gastronomic destinations. Chef Isaac

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Food and wine 

London restaurants: Elliot’s, Borough Market

February 16, 2020 jamiegoode 7595 Views London, Natural wine, Restaurants

I really like restaurants like Elliot’s. Really solid, well cooked food, made from good ingredients, together with a cracking wine

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Blackbook urban winery london
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Blackbook: an urban winery in London

February 6, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7365 Views London, urban winery

Website: https://www.blackbookwinery.com/ Blackbook is an urban winery, based under a railway arch in Battersea, London. It’s the project of Sergio

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Food and wine 

Vagabond, a chain of winebars in London

January 10, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 7012 Views London

Vagabond is a chain of seven (soon to be eight) wine bars in London offering a wide selection of wines

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Food and wine TOP STORIES 

Trivet: top new London restaurant reviewed

December 11, 2019August 7, 2026 jamiegoode 8216 Views London, Restaurants

Fat Duck emigrants Isa Bal and Jonny Lake have created something exceptional in Bermondsey, with a unique chronological wine list

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Features

The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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.

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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