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If we measure vintages by how serious reds shaped in Stellenbosch and immediate surrounds, 2008 is generally considered “challenging” as a consequence of rain during...
I was wondering if I could find the energy, in the midst of late-year-in-Cape-Town torpor, to rustle up a list of my top local wines...
Editor Christian Eedes selects the most exciting wines he's reviewed this year. WINE OF THE YEAR: Magnetic North Mountain Makstok 2013 From ungrafted Chenin Blanc...
There were 25 examples of Shiraz/Syrah nominated for 5 Stars in Platter’s 2015 and it fell to Grape.co.za founder Tim James, sommelier-at-large Higgo Jacobs and...
Favourite wine at Caroline’s White Wine Review 2014 last night was the Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2012. From Franschhoek vineyards, one block planted in 1902 and another...
The Syrah from Boekenhoutskloof has always been among the best that South Africa can do but I’m a bit underwhelmed by the current-release 2012 –...
The 2012 (Wine Cellar price: R500 a bottle) is the second release from the Swartland property owned by Boekenhoutskloof after the 2010 (they are apparently...
Today is the tasting for the Sanlam Cabernet Sauvignon Report 2014 (previously the Christian Eedes Cabernet Sauvignon Report presented by Sanlam Private Investments) and by...
An exciting discovery at the Constantia Food and Wine Festival held over the past weekend was the Sauvignon Blanc 2013 from Silvermist (R140 a bottle)....
As ever with The Chocolate Block from Boekenhoutskloof, there’s nothing not to like about the 2012 vintage (R219.99 a bottle from Liquour City Claremont). A...
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