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Storm Wines: one of South Africa’s most exciting producers, based in Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 jamiegoode 7090 Views

Website: https://www.stormwines.co.za/ Hannes Storm was the winemaker at Hamilton Russell for 13 years (with 12 vintages under his belt), so

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Single vineyard wines from Kamptal, Austria: tasting some excellent Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from top producers

November 3, 2023November 4, 2023 jamiegoode 5756 Views Kamptal

The Single Vineyard Summit, held in September 2023 in Graffnegg, was a remarkable opportunity to try a broad range of

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A Sijnn retrospective: tasting the past and present of this remarkable vineyard in Malgas, South Africa

October 4, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 6800 Views

Website: https://www.sijnn.co.za/ This was a tasting and lunch to celebrate 20 years of Sijnn (pronounced ‘sane’), a vineyard located in

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

September 23, 2023September 26, 2023 jamiegoode 5487 Views

Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/ Dermot Sugrue is one of the most respected sparkling winemakers in the UK. He was winemaker at Nyetimber

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Meeting Paul Hobbs and trying his wines: one of the world’s most accomplished consultant winemakers

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 jamiegoode 10083 Views

One of the best known Californian consultant winemakers is Paul Hobbs. He began making wine at Mondavi in the late

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Damascene, the new star from South Africa

September 2, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 9125 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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In Slovenia (5) visiting Vino Gross in Haloze (updated with new releases)

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 jamiegoode 9894 Views

Haloze is a hidden place, says Michael Gross. He comes from a winegrowing family, and with his brother, was running

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

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

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 jamiegoode 10599 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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Beaujolais adventures (1) the newcomers – tasting wines from new producers

July 6, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 10182 Views

Beaujolais is a dynamic region, with lots of newcomers keen to get involved. Partly this is because it’s a beautiful

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Matthiasson: a masterclass in modern viticulture with Steve and Jill, plus tasting their wines

June 26, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 12526 Views

Steve Matthiasson is a farmer first, winemaker second. With his wife Jill, they look after several vineyards in Napa and

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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve talked a lot about the problems of cork taint. It’s still here, but at a reduced rate from the

Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge

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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

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Glenelly is making some increasingly impressive wines from its vineyard on the Simonsberg, Stellenbosch

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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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