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The wines of Louis M Martini, California

December 10, 2022 jamiegoode 463 Views Napa, Sonoma

Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established

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California Features 

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, some of the world’s most expensive grapes

January 31, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 3577 Views Napa

Grape prices are really interesting. They vary quite a lot, dependent on region, variety, health of the grapes, the vineyard

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The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California

November 3, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 2898 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Napa

Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard

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Smith Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon
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Highlights: Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley

April 29, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 2142 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

This is brilliant. Napa is often knocked for its excess: Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from grapes picked too late, spoofed

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California Profiles 

TOR: high-end Cabernet from Napa

June 25, 2020 jamiegoode 4039 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

Tor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,

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Harvesting Chardonnay in Carneros, Napa

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 jamiegoode 3088 Views Carneros, Chardonnay, Napa

In September 2015 I joined the Truchard winery in Carneros, Napa Valley, for some harvest experience, picking and processing Chardonnay

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Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 jamiegoode

2020 is a much heralded vintage in Bordeaux. Here I got to try many of the top wines in bottle,

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles
Features Latest New York State 

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 jamiegoode
The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône
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The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 jamiegoode
Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture

January 19, 2023January 22, 2023 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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