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Features South Africa 

On the Chenin Blanc trail in Stellenbosch, visiting four old vineyards and tasting the wines

November 1, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 2269 Views

Today I spent the afternoon visiting vineyards. Not an unusual activity for me, but this was part of the second

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Features Latest South Africa 

Lismore: tasting the latest releases from Samantha O’Keefe in Greyton, South Africa

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 1256 Views

Website: https://www.lismore.co.za/ Samantha O’Keefe is a pioneering wine grower in Greyton, where she first planted a wine farm in 2004.

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South Africa Videos 

Video: tasting old South African wines back to the 1950s

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 jamiegoode 1128 Views

Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP

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Features Regions South Africa 

Old South African wine: raiding the Winshaw cellar back to the 1950s

October 10, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 1485 Views

Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP

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Features Profiles South Africa 

Visiting Anthonij Rupert Wyne, L’Ormarins Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa

October 9, 2022October 26, 2022 jamiegoode 1307 Views

Website: Anthonij Rupert Wyne Antonij Rupert is the wine project based at L’Ormarins estate on the eastern boundary of Franschhoek,

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Features South Africa 

South African Sauvignon Blanc at 10 years old: does it age?

October 5, 2022November 1, 2022 Treve Ring 1402 Views Aged Wine, Blind Tasting, Sauvignon Blanc

What do travelling wine writer geeks do on a day free from events? Taste more wines of course. South African

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Lukas van Loggerenberg Geronimo Cinsault 2021 Western Cape, South Africa

October 3, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 1321 Views Cinsault, Old vines

Cinsault is a grape variety for today, for warmer climates. It has big berries, big bunches, and it’s pretty much

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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 1438 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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Grenache : a Study

September 8, 2022September 13, 2022 Treve Ring 2031 Views Garnacha, Grenache

(/ɡrəˈnæʃ/) Grenache is one of the most widely planted red wine grapes planted on the globe, which would explain the

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Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Elgin Pinot Noir: how is Pinot doing in this cool-climate South African region?

September 6, 2022 jamiegoode 2222 Views Elgin, pinot noir

Elgin is one of South Africa’s cool climate wine regions. This apple-growing area first began growing wine grapes in the

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Cane pruning in pictures
Features Wine Science 

Cane pruning in pictures

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode

Pruning isn’t terribly glamorous, but it’s an essential part of viticulture. The vast majority of vineyards are pruned one of

Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials
Features Languedoc Regions 

Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode
Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia
Features Greece Latest Profiles 

Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 jamiegoode
A global Chenin mini-study
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A global Chenin mini-study

March 26, 2023March 26, 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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