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Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 2019

28 October 2020

While a fire in early-January of 2019 meant that Hemel-en-Aarde Valley property Hamilton Russell Vineyards was forced to make its Pinot Noir largely with grapes purchased from elsewhere, the Chardonnay...

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Sweet Tea & Chickadee, Emmarentia

27 October 2020

There are many things that I don’t understand about Americans. Some of those things are super scary. Especially this week. Others are just odd. Top of my list of disconcerting...

Reviews

Columella 2018

27 October 2020

The 2018 vintage of Columella is simply scintillating. A multi-vineyard, multi-varietal wine, the presence of Syrah is now down to approximately 45% while the other components are Carignan, Cinsault, Grenach,...

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Palladius 2018

26 October 2020

A combination of 11 different white wine varieties from 17 different vineyards, this wine by Sadie Family Wines should be seen as an interpretation of the Swartland as a district...

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Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2018

23 October 2020

Stellenbosch property Kanonkop is synonymous with Pinotage and it’s interesting to see how the brand custodians leverage this. How much of a quality differential between the Estate Range 2018 (R430...

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Tokara new releases

22 October 2020

Stellenbosch property Tokara earned a Top 10 spot in every Prescient Report it entered this year, the wines to feature being: Director’s Reserve White 2017, Reserve Collection Chardonnay 2019, Director’s...

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Quoin Rock appoints Schalk Opperman as new winemaker

12 October 2020

Quoin Rock, the Stellenbosch property owned by the Ukrainian Gaiduk family, has announced that it has appointed Schalk Opperman as winemaker. Opperman, who graduated with a BSc degree in Viticulture...

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Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2020 sales figures

5 October 2020

Total sale amounted to R4.1 million at the 36th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction conducted online by Bonhams this past Saturday, 564 cases (6 x 750ml) fetching an average price...

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Opinion & Analysis

On vintage variation

27 October 2020

“Great vintage, great producer” was my comment on Twitter after recently drinking a bottle of Merlot Reserve 2003 from Stellenbosch property Thelema, the wine having all the lusciousness that the...

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Opinion & Analysis

Tim James: Bordeaux reds from here and there

26 October 2020

Some months ago I was lamenting in this column the absence of good, less expensive red Bordeaux wines in South Africa (the actual stuff, not the style). However I might...

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Restaurant Reviews

Foxcroft, Constantia

20 October 2020

There’s a reason why the Winemaker’s Dinners at Foxcroft Restaurant can sell out within hours. Glen Foxcroft Williams is the reason. It’s not just his cooking. The chef-proprietor’s talent in...

Reports

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2020: Top 10

13 October 2020

Introduction This year’s Chardonnay Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 87 entries from 66 producers and these were tasted...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020: Sauv-Sem Blends Top 10

30 September 2020

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 115 entries in total and these...

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Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020: Wooded Top 10

29 September 2020

Introduction This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is to be released sequentially. There were 115 entries in total and these...