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Features Latest South Africa 

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 jamiegoode 2112 Views Franschhoek, swartland

If any observer of the South African wine scene were to make a list of the top 10 producers, then

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa

September 4, 2025July 21, 2026 jamiegoode 1987 Views Franschhoek, Semillon

Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa13.5% alcohol. This may be almost 9 years old, but it’s a

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Features Latest South Africa 

The Old Road Wine Co, a Franschhoek-based winery making some impressive single-vineyard wines

January 11, 2024March 17, 2026 jamiegoode 6656 Views Franschhoek

Website: https://oldroadwinecompany.com/ The Old Road Wine Ci is part of the larger Douglas Green Bellingham (DGB) group, and owned by

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Features Profiles Regions South Africa 

Lokaia, an exciting new project from Franschhoek, South Africa

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 7996 Views Franschhoek

Lokaia is a joint project from Franschhoek vignerons Clayton Reabow (winemaker at Moreson) and Craig McNaught (winemaker at Stony Brook).

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

In South Africa: Boekenhoutskloof

March 16, 2020 jamiegoode 13318 Views Franschhoek

Goode and Ring continue their Franschhoek journey by visiting Boekenhoutskloof, one of the country’s top wineries. Boekenhoutskloof is one of

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Profiles South Africa 

The wines of Allée Bleue, Franschhoek

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 jamiegoode 7705 Views Franschhoek

Head towards Franschhoek from Stellenbosch on the R310 over the Helshgoote pass, and you’ll hit the R45. The Franschhoek wine

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Features South Africa 

The best wines from Franschhoek

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 31272 Views Franschhoek

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring choose their favourite WO Franschhoek wines During our week in the Franschhoek region we met

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Regions South Africa 

In Franschhoek

November 26, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 7287 Views Franschhoek

I have just spent five days in the Franschhoek wine valley in South Africa’s Western Cape, taking a bit of

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Features

The brilliant Douro wines of Mateus Nicolau de Almeida/Ameztoy & Almeida
Features Latest Portugal 

The brilliant Douro wines of Mateus Nicolau de Almeida/Ameztoy & Almeida

August 1, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://ameztoyalmeida.com/ Mateus Nicolau de Almeida is the son of the well known João Nicolau d’Almeida of Ramos Pinto fame,

Sablière: a new 0% alcohol sparkling ‘wine’ designed from first principles
Features Latest 

Sablière: a new 0% alcohol sparkling ‘wine’ designed from first principles

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 jamiegoode
The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete
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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete

July 30, 2026 jamiegoode
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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Reynolds Wine Growers: top wines from the cooler north of Portugal’s Alentejo

July 30, 2026July 30, 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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