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Chenin Blanc

Features Latest Loire 

Clos d’Entre des Murs: a remarkable walled vineyard in the Loire, full of walls inside!

July 9, 2025 jamiegoode 1687 Views Chenin Blanc

In Saumur there is a very distinctive vineyard, called Clos d’Entre des Murs. I’ve come across walled vineyards before, but

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Features Loire 

Terres d’Imaginaire: a brilliant new producer from the Loire

May 29, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 1471 Views Chenin Blanc

Terres d’Imaginaire is an exciting new producer in Anjou, and very much a rising star. It’s the project of 32-year-old

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Kleine Zalze Heritage Vineyards Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2023

May 10, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 1559 Views Chenin Blanc

Reallly good to find a wine like this made from Heritage Chenin vineyards (over 35 years old), part of the

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Thistle and Weed Chenin Blancs

May 12, 2024July 20, 2024 Treve Ring 4321 Views Chenin Blanc

Thistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families, established in 2015, and led by Etienne Terblanche

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Highlights Latest Loire 

Highlights: Domaine Roche Bleue L’Orée de la Berterie 2022 Coteaux-du-Loir

February 11, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2693 Views Chenin Blanc

Domaine Roche Bleue L’Orée de la Berterie 2022 Coteaux-du-Loir, Loire13.5% alcohol. This is Chenin Blanc from 30 year old vines.

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Features France Latest Loire 

Clos Galerne: mastery of Chenin in some great Anjou terroirs

February 2, 2024 jamiegoode 3419 Views Chenin Blanc

Website: https://closgalerne.com/ Cédric Bourez is the dude behind Clos Galerne, and exciting and relatively new producer in Anjou. His background

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Highlights Latest Loire 

Highlights: Laura David L’Insolente Montlouis-Sur-Loire 2022

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3534 Views Chenin Blanc

Website: https://laura-david.com/fr/ Laura David established her domaine in 2017 at the age of 25 with 7 hectares of vines in

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Vulpes The Cape Fox Chenin Blanc 2022 Swartland, South Africa

November 26, 2023 jamiegoode 6608 Views Chenin Blanc, swartland

This is a new project from winemaker Nuschka de Vos. Her start in the wine industry was a good one:

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Features 

A global Chenin mini-study

March 26, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4109 Views Chenin Blanc

There’s some interest in Chenin Blanc in California. I was at the Jackson Family Wines annual winegrowing summit in Santa

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Ken Forrester in his vineyard
Features Regions South Africa TOP STORIES 

Meeting Mr Chenin: the wines of Ken Forrester, who has helped make South African Chenin Blanc famous

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 jamiegoode 11259 Views Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch

I’m sitting with Ken Forrester outside his tasting room on a sunny November afternoon, looking across one of his vineyards

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Matías Riccitelli, making some of Argentia’s best wines
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Matías Riccitelli, making some of Argentia’s best wines

February 1, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://matiasriccitelli.com/en/ Matías Riccitelli is one of Argentina’s most exciting winegrowers. He haild from the north – Cafayate in Salta

The 2022s from Abruzzo star winery Emidio Pepe
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The 2022s from Abruzzo star winery Emidio Pepe

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 jamiegoode
Douloufakis, making impressive wines from Crete, Greece
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Douloufakis, making impressive wines from Crete, Greece

January 30, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley

January 30, 2026 jamiegoode

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