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Features Germany 

Bassermann-Jordan: tasting the wines from this historic Pfalz estate, now farming organically

June 24, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2198 Views Pfalz, Riesling

Geheimer Rat von Bassermann-Jordan, Pfalz, Germany Website: https://www.bassermann-jordan.de/ Bassermann-Jordan is an organic producer based in Diedersheim in Germany’s Pfalz wine

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Australia Features Germany New Zealand 

A mini-Riesling study: Australia, New Zealand, Germany

May 10, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2048 Views Riesling

These four samples were at hand, so I did a taste and compare. Riesling is such a singular variety. I

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Features New York State 

A New York State/Finger Lakes study with 9 interesting wines

November 27, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 4187 Views Finger Lakes, Long Island, Riesling

Last night I presented a masterclass at 67 Pall Mall on some of the wines from New York state, with

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California Features 

Tatomer: beautiful wines from Santa Barbara, California, with a Riesling emphasis

June 12, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 2528 Views gruner veltliner, Riesling

Website: https://www.tatomerwines.com/ Graham Tatomer is from Santa Barbara, where Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling were the three main varieties. ‘Riesling

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Australia Features Latest 

Australian Riesling, a study in 8 wines

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 jamiegoode 5417 Views Riesling

These wines were tasted as part of the Finger Lakes Experience this year in Geneva, New York State. I’ve followed

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Features New York State Regions 

Beyond the sea: a tasting of Rieslings influenced by bodies of water

July 14, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 4532 Views Finger Lakes, Riesling

Lakes have been important in making viticulture possible in many regions. Think of Niagara in Canada: without the lake effect

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Features 

Riesling: icons and new horizons

July 1, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 5469 Views Riesling

This was a really good tasting of 14 different Rieslings held at the Institute of Masters of Wine conference in

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Features 

The modern story of Riesling: a tasting at the FLXcursion

June 29, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 4481 Views Riesling

This was a great chance to try some serious Riesling wines in a masterclass setting, led by Paula Sidore of

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Alsace Features Latest 

Focus: Alsace Riesling

May 2, 2023 Treve Ring 6396 Views Riesling

Earlier this year, Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace (Vins Alsace) held a worldwide Millésimes Alsace DigiTasting, sending out hundreds of

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Features Latest New York State Regions 

Finger Lakes Riesling: a brief study on these wines from this celebrated New York State wine region

December 29, 2022 jamiegoode 7514 Views Riesling

I decided to open a few Rieslings from some of the best producers in the Finger Lakes, all of which

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Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer
England Features Latest Profiles 

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer

March 20, 2026March 21, 2026 jamiegoode

Black Chalk are one of the most interesting English sparkling wine producers, and they’ve made some impressive wines since their

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Features Latest South Africa 

Fryer’s Cove: precise wines from the cool west coast of South Africa

March 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
Features Latest Portugal 

Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge

March 19, 2026March 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
Australia Features Latest 

Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much

March 18, 2026March 18, 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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