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Highlights: Mullineux and Sadie at Noble Rot Mayfair

September 29, 2023 jamiegoode 155 Views Restaurants, swartland

Had a lovely lunch this week at Noble Rot Mayfair, the third restuarant in the Noble Rot franchise after Lambs

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Damascene, the new star from South Africa

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023 jamiegoode 2093 Views

One of the most exciting producers to emerge from the already very exciting South African wine scene in the last

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Profiles South Africa 

Saurwein: new releases from this exciting South African Pinot Noir producer

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 jamiegoode 6121 Views pinot noir

Jessica Saurwein is getting rave reviews for her small-production Pinots and the new 2022 releases are the best yet. Jessica

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Highlights: Swerwer Rooi Groen Skins 2021, Swartland, South Africa

August 1, 2023August 16, 2023 Treve Ring 482 Views orange wine, Sémillon, swartland

Swerwer (Nomad / Wanderer) is Jasper Wickens project in the Swartland, and this Rooi Groen (red-green) Skins version is an

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50 years of Kanonkop, one of South Africa’s leading wineries

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 jamiegoode 5778 Views

Johann Krige (proprietor) was in town with Abrie Beeslaar (winemaker) in a tasting that celebrated 50 years of Kanonkop, one

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Capensis: high-end Chardonnay from South Africa that’s re-setting the bar

June 27, 2023 jamiegoode 1777 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://www.capensiswines.com/za Back in 2013 the Jackson Family were looking to begin a wine project in South Africa. The idea

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Testalonga El Bandito Lords of Dogtown 2022 Swartland, South Africa

June 11, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 763 Views

This is a rare Chenin Blanc from Testalonga, one of the leading natural wineries in South Africa’s Swartland. It’s from

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Craven Cinsaut 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 12, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 793 Views Cinsault

I’m a big fan of the wines of Mick and Jeanine Craven, who are making some of Stellenbosch’s most interesting

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Features Profiles South Africa 

The second release (2022) of the Vinum range from Radford Dale, South Africa – poise, elegance, affordability

April 6, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 3653 Views

Last year I reported on this exciting new range of wines from Radford Dale, and here are my notes on

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Savage Wines: one of South Africa’s top producers, making balanced, elegant wines

March 20, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 14169 Views

Duncan Savage’s first solo vintage was as long ago as 2011, but he still seems to be a fresh face

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My new book is now out, and I think it’s my best yet
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My new book is now out, and I think it’s my best yet

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 jamiegoode

Today I have launched my new book! I mentioned in Regenerative Viticulture that this was on the way: I said

Allegrini’s La Poja: a vertical tasting of this important Veneto wine
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Allegrini’s La Poja: a vertical tasting of this important Veneto wine

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 jamiegoode
sugrue south downs
England Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Sugrue South Downs, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine producers

September 23, 2023September 26, 2023 jamiegoode
agusti torello mata cava
Features Latest Spain 

Cava discovery (9) Augustí Torelló Mata

September 21, 2023September 23, 2023 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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