Shannon Vineyards wins Taransaud barrel
By Christian Eedes, 23 May 2018
Best wine overall in the second annual Merlot Report was the Shannon Mount Bullet 2015 and the prize for producing this a new 225-litre Taransaud barrel worth R14 720.
Here Clinton Le Seur of Taransaud’s local agency Chene South Africa can be seen with Shannon Vineyards co-owner James Downes and Winemag.co.za editor Christian Eedes.
To read the report in full, click here.
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