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Here are our three most highly rated current-release wines of last month: De Grendel Op die Berg Pinot Noir 2013 - 95 (read original review...
Starting in 2015, Tim Atkin MW and Samantha O’Keefe of Lismore Estate Vineyards in Greyton have taken it upon themselves to arrange a tasting where...
When the 2016 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction wines were shown publically last year, the Pinot Noir over which most people went bananas was the Seadragon...
The Shiraz as made by Durbanville cellar De Grendel has always been immensely appealing (see here) although I think the 2015 vintage was a bit...
Durbanville winery De Grendel has re-introduced its unconventional white blend called Winifred after it was briefly discontinued. Named after Winifred Sally, wife of the late...
De Grendel Shiraz is a wine that should be on every pizzeria wine list around the country. I’ve liked it ever since the 2010 got...
Location counts for a lot but restaurants with a great setting or spectacular views often become complacent. It’s not the case with the establishments below....
The trick to world-beating Sauvignon Blanc according to some is to maximise both your pyrazine- and thiol-derived flavours and then ensure some kind of balance...
“Sauvignon Blanc gets drunk too young,” is an oft-heard lament from winemakers who champion the grape. Having recently tried the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2009, which...
Yesterday a workshop to discuss the way forward for Sauvignon Blanc hosted by Charles Hopkins, cellarmaster of Durbanville property De Grendel. Broadly speaking, three basic...
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