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Features South Africa 

Four from South Africa, including Glen Carlou, Saxenburg and De Grendel

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 jamiegoode 6479 Views

I enjoyed these four wines. Nice to see Glen Carlou back to form, as well. De Grendel Op Die Berg

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Alheit Vineyards Fire By Night 2018

August 4, 2020October 9, 2020 Treve Ring 6994 Views Chenin Blanc, Old Vine Project, swartland

Chris Alheit is one of South Africa’s top winemakers and old vine rescuers, working closely with the Old Vine Project

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Highlights: Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7091 Views pinot noir

Crystallum Whole Bunch Pinot Noir 2018 Overberg, South Africa14% alcohol. This is from Hemel-en-Arde, but is labelled Overberg because 20%

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Latest South Africa 

Olerasay No 2: a South African sweet wine that is becoming one of the world’s greats

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 jamiegoode 10961 Views

Five years after the first release, we have Olerasay No 2, a solera-aged straw wine from Mullineux in South Africa’s

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South Africa Videos 

Video: Testalonga’s new home in the Swartland, South Africa

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 jamiegoode 6400 Views

Here’s a film from our visit to Testalonga’s Banditskloof farm in the Swartland. You can read the report, including notes

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In South Africa: visiting the new home of Testalonga

July 6, 2020July 10, 2020 jamiegoode 10845 Views Natural wine, swartland

Craig and Carla Hawkins were the first of the Swartland Revolution crew to start their own vineyard project, back in

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Profiles South Africa 

Johan Meyer and his new home in the Swartland – some of South Africa’s top natural wines

June 16, 2020October 7, 2020 jamiegoode 13673 Views Natural wine, swartland

Johan Meyer, known affectionately by everyone as Stompie, is one of the leading natural winegrowers in South Africa. He’s been

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Savage Wines Thief in the Night 2017

June 9, 2020June 10, 2020 Treve Ring 6716 Views

Duncan Savage is well recognized as one of the unofficial/official leaders of the Zoo Cru, a collective of like-minded winemakers

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Highlights: Van Loggerenberg Wines Graft 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 22, 2020 jamiegoode 6462 Views

This is a cracking wine. I bought a six-pack of it after tasting it at Cape Wine in September 2018,

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Méthode Cap Classique Report

May 22, 2020June 4, 2021 Treve Ring 20837 Views Sparkling wine

Goode and Ring report on South Africa’s most vibrant wine category: MCC (for Méthode Cap Classique, the name used for

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Gant & Co: stylish wines from Margaret River, Western Australia
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Gant & Co: stylish wines from Margaret River, Western Australia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.gantandco.com.au/ Matt Gant is an Australian winemaker known for his brand First Drop, which he made for 15 years

2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed
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2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 jamiegoode
New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
California Features Latest Profiles TOP STORIES 

New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

March 12, 2026March 12, 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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