Skip to content
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Latest:
  • The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
  • Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
  • Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
  • Video: three inexpensive Rosés from Aldi tasted on camera – how do they rate?
  • Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
wineanorak.com

wineanorak.com

online wine magazine

  • blog
    • Jamie Goode’s Wine Blog
    • My old blog: 2006-2010
  • Videos
  • Regions
  • New to wine
  • Profiles
  • Food and wine
  • Features
  • Travel
  • Wine Science
  • Highlights

Vinho Verde

Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Soalheiro Ag.hora Alvarinho 2022 Vinho Verde, Portugal

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 jamiegoode 525 Views Alvarinho, Vinho Verde

Soalheiro Ag.hora Alvarinho 2022 Vinho Verde, Portugal11.5% alcohol. A collaboration with Gio Chezade, from Georgia but now resident in Portugal.

Read more
Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Soalheiro Nature Pur Terroir Alvarinho 2022 Portugal

July 10, 2026 jamiegoode 671 Views Alvarinho, Sparkling wine, Vinho Verde

Really impressed by this fizz from Soalheiro in Vinho Verde. Soalheiro Nature Pur Terroir Alvarinho 2022 Vinho Espumante IG Minho,

Read more
Constantino Ramos wine
Features Latest Portugal 

New releases from new-wave Vinho Verde star Constantino Ramos

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode 710 Views Vinho Verde

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

Read more
Features Latest Portugal 

Luís Seabra Vinhos: impressive wines from Vinho Verde, Douro and Dão

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 jamiegoode 1295 Views Dao, Douro, Vinho Verde

Website: https://luisseabravinhos.com/en Luis Seabra is one of Portugal’s leading winemakers. He made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving

Read more
Features Latest Portugal 

Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 jamiegoode 833 Views Vinho Verde

Website: https://covela.pt/en/ I’m back at Covela, after a 10 year gap. And it’s nice to meet with Rui Cunha, who

Read more
anselmo and tiago mendes vinho verde
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 jamiegoode 1953 Views Vinho Verde

One of the most important people in the transformation of Vinho Verde from a region of gassy ephemeral wines into

Read more
Features Latest Portugal 

Exploring Vinho Verde: Aphros

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 jamiegoode 1599 Views Vinho Verde

Vasco Croft (above right) is the man behind biodynamic, naturally inclined Aphros, in the Lima subregion of Vinho Verde. He

Read more
Features Latest Portugal 

Tau! Vinho, an innovative wine project from Portugal’s Vinho Verde

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 jamiegoode 868 Views Natural wine, Vinho Verde

Website: https://tauthings.com/ Tau! Vinho is an interesting and creative wine project that began in 2021 based in Barcelos, Vinho Verde.

Read more
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Exploring Vinho Verde: Quinta de Santiago

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 jamiegoode 1459 Views Vinho Verde

Website: https://quintadesantiago.pt/en/ Joana Santiago came to work at her family estate in 2009 after 15 years as a lawyer. Previously,

Read more
Features Latest Portugal 

Portugal’s Vinho Verde, a region transforming itself

April 28, 2026June 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1516 Views Vinho Verde

Branding is important. In wine, it can happen at the level of the producer. But we also have important collective

Read more
  • ← Previous

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

Regions

  • Champagne
  • Burgundy
  • Bordeaux
  • Douro
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
  • South Africa
  • Australia

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.

As an Amazon Associate this website earns from qualifying purchases (for example, the links for purchasing books). Wineanorak also earns from Google AdSense display advertising.

You can contact Jamie at drjamiegoode@gmail.com Also, through my accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon

Country profiles

  • South Africa
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • France
  • Spain
  • USA
  • Australia

Contributors

  • Jamie Goode, Chief Anorak
  • Treve Ring, Correspondent Anorak
  • Lisse Garnett, Under Anorak
And here you can SUBSCRIBE to the wineanorak mailing list - once a month updates, with some more private content just for subscribers

My books

Copyright © 2026 wineanorak.com. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.