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Food and wine Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Mullineux and Sadie at Noble Rot Mayfair

September 29, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3488 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, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 8937 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 10496 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 South Africa 

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

August 1, 2023March 5, 2024 Treve Ring 3887 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 10491 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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Features South Africa 

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

June 27, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6670 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 4586 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 3319 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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Savage Wines: one of South Africa’s top producers, making balanced, elegant wines

March 20, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 23307 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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Features Regions South Africa 

Cap Classique, an exciting category for South African wine

January 25, 2023March 7, 2023 Treve Ring 9409 Views

Last fall in Franschhoek, Goode and I spent a morning tasting through 50+ Cap Classique, together with a handful of

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On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
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On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 jamiegoode

Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine you have a stash of wines – maybe a small cellar of a couple

Paros Farming Community, an interesting concept from this island in the Cyclades
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Paros Farming Community, an interesting concept from this island in the Cyclades

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Domaine Colombet: impressive wines from Saint Joseph in the northern Rhône
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Domaine Colombet: impressive wines from Saint Joseph in the northern Rhône

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 jamiegoode
Aldo Conterno: tasting the range from this celebrated Barolo producer
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Aldo Conterno: tasting the range from this celebrated Barolo producer

February 18, 2026February 18, 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.

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