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Features Latest South Africa 

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

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 jamiegoode 684 Views Stellenbosch

Website: https://glenellyestate.com/ Glenelly is Stellenbosch with a French accent. Back in 2004 former Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande owner May de Lencquesaing purchased

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Features Regions South Africa 

Meerlust: visiting this important Stellenbosch winery, and tasting right back to the beginning

May 15, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 3581 Views Stellenbosch

Website: https://www.meerlust.co.za/ Jamie Goode visits Meerlust, one of South Africa’s leading wineries, and then catches up with the team in

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1546 Views Stellenbosch

Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa14% alcohol. A Bordeaux-style blend from Stellenbosch that comes in a heavyweight

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Highlights: Thelema Rabelais 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 4029 Views Stellenbosch

The Rabelais was originally the Thelema Cape Winemaker’s Guild red that we put in auction each year, says Thomas Webb.

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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 11830 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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Profiles Regions South Africa 

Oldenburg, Banhoek, South Africa: Nic Van Aaarde is doing great work with this Stellenbosch producer

July 17, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 6133 Views Stellenbosch

Website: https://oldenburgvineyards.com/ There’s a special place in Stellenbosch, and it goes under two variants of the same name. Banghoek and

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Highlights: Carinus Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 6599 Views Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch

Carinus Family Wines Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. This is brilliant. Carinus are a new producer and

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Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
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Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.domainedestourelles.com/ At Wine Paris I caught up with Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Tourelles

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode
Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 jamiegoode
At Far Mountain, Rodrigo Soto is making some exciting wines from mountain vineyards in Sonoma
California Features Latest Profiles 

At Far Mountain, Rodrigo Soto is making some exciting wines from mountain vineyards in Sonoma

March 30, 2026March 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.

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