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Reviews

Savage Girl Next Door 2018

23 August 2019

Duncan Savage describes 2018 as a “solid” vintage, saying of his white wines that they are “a touch more linear” than 2017 and of his reds “a touch more vinous...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Wine introverts and excellence

23 August 2019

I still have, well worn by now, the T-shirt I was given some six years ago on a visit to the Hemelrand cellar on Hemel-en-Aarde ridge to taste the wines...

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Reviews

The Foundry Grenache Noir 2017

22 August 2019

Chris Williams, winemaker at Meerlust in Stellenbosch, also makes wines under his own label called Th Foundry The Foundry Grenache Blanc 2018 Price: R215 From Voor Paardeberg grapes. The nose...

Reviews

Tassenberg

21 August 2019

When a bottle of Chateau Libertas 2017 proved spectacularly disappointing earlier this year, a colleague urged me to re-visit Tassenberg for a happier experience. This non-vintage, entry-level wine comes with...

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Reviews

Avondale Qvevri Chenin Blanc 2018

20 August 2019

In early 2018, Paarl cellar Avondale became the first cellar in South Africa to work with qvevri, the earthenware vessel associated with winemaking in Georgia (see Tim James’s related article...

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Wine news

Tonnellerie Saint Martin Pinot Noir Report 2019: Call for entries

13 August 2019

Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the third annual  Pinot Noir Report sponsored by Tonnellerie Saint Martin. Wines will be tasted blind by a three-person panel consisting of Christian Eedes as...

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Best Value Tastings 2019: Entries for final instalment now open

5 August 2019

Our Best Value Tastings programme – aimed at finding the best wines costing between R60 and R120 a bottle – is about to wrap up for the year. Our intention...

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Wine news

Win a mixed case of Merlot!

19 August 2019

We’re offering you the chance to win a six-bottle mixed case of top performing wines from this year’s Merlot Report. Wines on offer include: Creation 2017 – 90/100 Groot Constantia...

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Absa Top 10 Pinotage Competition 2019 winners

14 August 2019

Results of the 23rd annual Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition have just been announced, the winners as follows: Anura Reserve 2016 Badsberg 2018 Beyerskloof Winemaker’s Reserve  2017 Diemersdal  Reserve 2018...

Opinion & Analysis

Greg Sherwood MW: What it takes to make it big in the international wine market

21 August 2019

One of the great advantages of commentating on the South African wine industry from afar is that inevitably many of the day-to-day pressures and frustrations that often cloud a local...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Tasting the Mullineux new releases

20 August 2019

Which of two contradictory things is harder to believe: (1) That Chris and Andrea Mullineux’s Syrah and White Blend are now already into their second decade of releases? (The first...

Restaurant reviews

Restaurant review: Taste of Africa, Arcadia

20 August 2019

Never eaten à la West Africa before? You are in for a treat. Remember how you felt the first time you tried Thai, cuisine? Think back to the thrill of...

Reports

Shiraz Report 2019

20 August 2019

The inaugural Shiraz Report is now out. 83 entries were received from 67 producers for this year’s competition. These were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by the three-person panel,...

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Reports

Signature Red Blend Report 2019

30 July 2019

The fourth annual Signature Red Blend Report, featuring wines distinctive of their originators, is now out. 58 entries were received from 42 producers for this year’s competition. These were tasted...

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Best Value Tastings

Best Value Chenin Blanc Tasting 2019 – Results

16 July 2019

Results of the Best Value Chenin Blanc Tasting aimed at finding the best examples of this variety costing between R60 and R120 a bottle are now out. The top five...

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