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You know Rosé has come of age when the acclaimed Chris Alheit turn his hand to it and what’s more, puts it on the market...
Does the wine that could have been Magentic North 2022 deserve declassification? Grapes from two ungrafted Skurfberg vineyards, Chris Alehit felt it wasn’t quite up...
Chris “Butch” Alheit describes 2022 as a “middling” vintage – it was high yielding and heatwaves in January and February caused elevated pHs and low...
Chris “Butch” Alheit says that in general his vineyards were around 10 days later in 2021 than they were in the previous year, yields low...
As an older white myself, I know that the ageing process is not easy or gracious in all respects. It’s not always an entirely pleasant...
If you put a bunch of South African wine geeks in a room and leave them to talk about what's on their collective mind, sometime...
Writing a blog on Grape about hard times for some southern hemisphere wine producers (including a South Africa which has maybe more elements of good...
Is Franschhoek Semillon some kind of magic ingredient that automatically lifts your white blend from good to great? Chris Alheit’s Cartology has a dash of...
Chris and Suzaan Alheit just creamed 5 Stars in Platter’s 2013 for their maiden vintage Cartology 2011. It’s categorised as a Chenin Blanc in the...
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