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Yarra Valley (9) Rob Dolan Wines
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (9) Rob Dolan Wines

December 14, 2025 jamiegoode
Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 jamiegoode
Highlights: The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England
England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 jamiegoode
Saison Wines, an exciting new UK importer of organic French wine
Bordeaux Burgundy Features France Languedoc Latest Loire 

Saison Wines, an exciting new UK importer of organic French wine

December 12, 2025 jamiegoode
At Staffelter Hof in the Mosel, Jan-Matthias Klein has taken a bet on resistant varieties, vitisforestry and natural wine, and it’s working out
Features Germany Latest TOP STORIES 

At Staffelter Hof in the Mosel, Jan-Matthias Klein has taken a bet on resistant varieties, vitisforestry and natural wine, and it’s working out

November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 jamiegoode
Sifnos: a gastronomic journey through the coolest Greek island that you probably haven’t heard of
Features Food and wine Greece Latest TOP STORIES 

Sifnos: a gastronomic journey through the coolest Greek island that you probably haven’t heard of

October 22, 2025November 16, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting the Macedon Ranges, a cool-climate Australian wine region making some exciting wines (1) introduction
Australia Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Visiting the Macedon Ranges, a cool-climate Australian wine region making some exciting wines (1) introduction

August 6, 2025October 24, 2025 jamiegoode
Australian Chardonnay: a deep dive into this exciting category
Australia Features Latest TOP STORIES 

Australian Chardonnay: a deep dive into this exciting category

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 jamiegoode

Regions

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 jamiegoode

Transmission is an exciting new wine project from Bairrada. It’s a partnership between three people, and was begun as a

The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 jamiegoode
2023 Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection: top reds from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Latest New Zealand Regions 

2023 Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection: top reds from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 jamiegoode
Amphora wine day, celebrating wines made in clay, part 2
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Amphora wine day, celebrating wines made in clay, part 2

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 jamiegoode
Goode’s Crib Sheets No. 2 – Central Otago Pinot Noir
Latest New Zealand Regions 

Goode’s Crib Sheets No. 2 – Central Otago Pinot Noir

November 24, 2025 jamiegoode

Wine science

Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?
Features Latest Wine Science 

Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 jamiegoode

We’ve got used to the idea of AI, and how it might be useful. But for many, AI is merely

Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ
Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ

August 20, 2025August 22, 2025 jamiegoode
Prospects for disease-resistant varieties in Marlborough and elsewhere: will we soon see Cloudy Bay Sauvignon made from a PIWI?
Features Latest New Zealand Wine Science 

Prospects for disease-resistant varieties in Marlborough and elsewhere: will we soon see Cloudy Bay Sauvignon made from a PIWI?

July 28, 2025August 27, 2025 jamiegoode

New to wine

A quick guide to New Zealand wine
Features Latest New to wine New Zealand Regions 

A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode

New Zealand is a relative newcomer in the roll call of significant wine-producing countries. It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that

Champagne: an introduction
Champagne Features New to wine 

Champagne: an introduction

May 28, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode
What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science
New to wine Wine Science 

What is a grape variety? What is a clone? Unpacking the science

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 jamiegoode
Pét-Nat: A Primer
Austria Beaujolais Canada Features France Italy New to wine 

Pét-Nat: A Primer

December 22, 2022January 23, 2023 Treve Ring

Videos

Short films from around the world of wine

Video: Visiting Antiyal, a biodynamic wine estate in Chile’s Alto Maipo, with Alvaro Espinoza
Chile Latest Regions Videos 

Video: Visiting Antiyal, a biodynamic wine estate in Chile’s Alto Maipo, with Alvaro Espinoza

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 jamiegoode

Alvaro Espinoza was the first winegrower to practice biodynamic farming in South America. He consults widely, but with his wife

Video: the Port harvest in the Douro, 2025, with Taylor’s
Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: the Port harvest in the Douro, 2025, with Taylor’s

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 jamiegoode
making wine in talha in the alentejo
Latest Portugal Videos 

Video: the traditional talha winemaking at José de Sousa in the Alentejo, wine without electricity made in time-honoured fashion

October 21, 2025 jamiegoode
Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
Latest Videos Wine Science 

Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 jamiegoode

Features

Yarra Valley (9) Rob Dolan Wines
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (9) Rob Dolan Wines

December 14, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.robdolanwines.com.au/ Rob Dolan has been in the Yarra since 1991. He first came here when he was employed as

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Transmission: an exciting new wine project in Portugal’s Bairrada wine region

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 jamiegoode
Saison Wines, an exciting new UK importer of organic French wine
Bordeaux Burgundy Features France Languedoc Latest Loire 

Saison Wines, an exciting new UK importer of organic French wine

December 12, 2025 jamiegoode
Heinrich: beautiful naturally inclined wines from Austria’s Burgenland region
Austria Features Latest 

Heinrich: beautiful naturally inclined wines from Austria’s Burgenland region

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 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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