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“We’re bottling today,” explains cellar master Chris Williams over the din of a mobile bottling unit parked outside Meerlust’s cellar. He leads me past it...
The 1975 Cabernet Sauvignon was the first wine to carry the Meerlust label and to celebrate the 40th anniversary, current winemaker Chris Williams recently hosted...
It’s a heretical position to take but I’m not sold on the 2010 vintage of Rubicon from iconic Stellenbosch property Meerlust. A blend of 62%...
The Grenache Blanc 2014 (W.O. Voor Paardeberg) made under The Foundry label co-owned by Chris Williams of Meerlust defies a tasting note by flavour descriptors...
The Roussanne from Vieilles Vignes (“Old Vines) from southern Rhône producer Beaucastel is the stuff of legend. What might be wrought from the variety here?...
As regular readers of this website might have noticed, I really like the aesthetic that Meerlust winemaker Chris Williams brings to his own-label The Foundry...
The Grenache Blanc 2012 as made by Chris Williams under The Foundry label carried all before it (including a rating of 5 Stars in the...
Roussanne’s chief attributes are supposedly its aroma of herbs and wild flowers as well as its ability to age gracefully. Last night the 2010 vintage...
Lunch at La Mouette in Sea Point yesterday and after a line-up of Italian reds earlier in the day, time for some white. The restaurant...
The Foundry is a wine venture begun by Meerlust winemaker Chris Williams and business partner James Reid (MD of Accolade Wines SA, which owns Flagstone)....
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