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England Highlights 

Highlights: Westwell Pinot Meunier Multi Vintage, England

March 9, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3403 Views Pinot Meunier, Sparkling wine

This is an interesting project. It’s a traditional method sparkling wine made with no additions at all. This comes from

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Austria Features Latest 

Austrian Sparkling Wine: a masterclass

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 4814 Views Sparkling wine

This session was presented by Sasha Speicher at the Arlberg Weinberg 2023 in Lech, Austria. Sasha is an excellent presenter

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Hattingley Blanc de Blancs 2015 England

August 23, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3216 Views Sparkling wine

This is superb. The new Blanc de Blancs from Hattingley Valley. Hattingley Blanc de Blancs 2015 Hampshire, England12% alcohol. This

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Burgundy Features 

Exploring Bourgogne (2) Cave de Bailly-Lapierre, specialists in Crémant

August 13, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 6425 Views Sparkling wine

Cave de Bailly-LapierreHameau de Bailly – 89530 Saint-Bris-Le-VineuxTel. +33 (0)3 86 53 77 77www.bailly-lapierre.fr Located just above on the Yonne

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California Features Regions 

Anderson Valley, California (5) Roederer Estate

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6265 Views Anderson Valley, Sparkling wine

In 1982, Jean-Claude Rouzeau – the CEO of Champagne Roederer – was sent to look at the wild west of

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England Features Regions 

Hambledon Classic and Première Cuvées: two classics from Hampshire

March 31, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 8972 Views Sparkling wine

Based in Hampshire, Hambledon is one of the UK’s leading producers of English sparkling wine. These are two of the

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017, England

February 6, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4031 Views Sparkling wine

Another really impressive English fizz. Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2017 Sussex, England12% alcohol. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier aged

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Ridgeview Pinot Noir Sparkling Red Reserve NV England

December 16, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4345 Views Sparkling wine

This is the first time I’ve tried a red sparkling wine from the UK, and it’s really good. Inspired by

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Champagne Features Latest 

Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech in the Austrian Alps, as hotels in this gastronomic hotspot fight it out

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 jamiegoode 5299 Views Sparkling wine

Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech am Arlberg in the Austrian Alps Lech am Arlberg is

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Features Regions South Africa 

The Cap Classiques of Ann and Pieter Ferriera: pushing the bubbly boundaries in South Africa

September 27, 2022October 17, 2022 jamiegoode 6443 Views Sparkling wine

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the latest releases of this exciting Cap Classique producer. Pieter Ferreira, who for a

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Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines
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Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines

October 1, 2026 jamiegoode

At a recent event in London I managed to taste through a good range of Moldovan wines. It’s one of

Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: a visit to Fazenda Mió in Brazil to catch the harvest
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Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: a visit to Fazenda Mió in Brazil to catch the harvest

October 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: planning for the future, looking at new coffee varieties
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Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: planning for the future, looking at new coffee varieties

September 30, 2026October 1, 2026 jamiegoode
A 20 year vertical of Kumeu River’s Hunting Hill Chardonnay
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A 20 year vertical of Kumeu River’s Hunting Hill Chardonnay

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 jamiegoode

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About Us

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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