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Ian hongell winemaker at torbreck
Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 jamiegoode 961 Views Barossa, shiraz

It was back in 1994 that Dave Powell began a winery that was to prove very important for the Barossa

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A focus on Australian Shiraz: freshness, diversity and a sense of place

October 14, 2021October 21, 2021 jamiegoode 7794 Views shiraz, syrah

I took part in an international virtual tasting of some top Australian Shiraz wines last week, hosted by Mark Davidson

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Constantino Ramos wine
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New releases from new-wave Vinho Verde star Constantino Ramos

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve written about Constantino Ramos and his wines in depth before on this site. I caught up with him at

kismet winery okanagan
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (9) Kismet Estate Winery

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (8) Burrowing Owl
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (8) Burrowing Owl

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 jamiegoode
Katharina Gessl, an exciting producer in Austria’s Wienvertel
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Katharina Gessl, an exciting producer in Austria’s Wienvertel

June 16, 2026June 16, 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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