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What went into Roodeberg in the 1970s? Older editions of Platter’s note that the wine “usually contain[ed] Pinotage and Tinta Barocca and Shiraz… also featured”....
Winemaker Reenen Borman plus business partners Henk Kotze Fritz Schoon have enjoyed great success with their Patatsfontein (including a Chenin Blanc and a white blend)...
The modern era of South African wine, which has been underway for the last three decades or so, has seen some extraordinary quality gains but...
Recently writing of my especial pleasure in pinotage amongst varieties called on in the modern quest for genuinely light red wines, I didn’t consider cabernet...
The maiden 2022 vintage of Chardonnay from Stellenbosch property Cavalli placed Top 10 in last year’s category report with a rating of 92. This was...
Something made me realise wine might be interesting when I was 21. I’d just begun my PhD and was spending quite a bit of time...
“Unnecessarily heavy bottle”, begins the review. Well, many reviews. Particularly if you’re scrolling through Jancis Robinson.com. The world-renowned Ronbinson is not alone in her condemnation...
Here are our eight most highly rated wines of last month: Keet First Verse 2020 – 96 (read original review here) Kershaw Deconstructed Kogelberg Sandstone...
The Project Range from Bot River cellar Gabriëlskoof includes wines that Peter-Allan Finlayson and the rest of the winemaking team “can get geeky about”, tasting...
Introduction This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 82 entries from 46 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...
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