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Wines under the H.C. Collison label were made by Die Bergkelder, Henry Collison & Sons being St James’s wine merchants in London, owned by the...
The Shiraz/Syrah phenomenon in South Africa is relatively recent – total plantings in 1993 amounted to a mere 748ha compared to 8 897ha in 2022....
Fleur du Cap is not constrained by farm, vineyard or climate – the winemaking team has the freedom to choose the finest grapes from the...
The maiden vintage Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chenin Blanc 2014 sat at a stylistic extreme in terms of how imposing it was (see here) and...
From dryland vineyards in Darling, the Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2015 under the Fleur du Cap label is old-school. Cut grass, fresh herbs, lime and grapefruit...
“It’s one thing to make 4 000 litres of high quality wine and another altogether to make 40 000 litres,’ observed Spier cellarmaster Frans Smit...
From the December issue of Business Day WANTED: Wim Truter, 34, recently became overall cellarmaster at Die Bergkelder, home to the Fleur du Cap brand...
Though the gap between South Africa’s top-end white and red wines may be diminishing, it’s still there as evidenced by two new releases under the...
With the Cape weather not yet mild enough to make Sauvignon Blanc an enticing proposition, I thought I’d opt something rich and textural like a...
Results of the inaugural RisCura Red Hot Wine Awards featuring Bordeaux-style red blends as made in South Africa are now out. 85 entries from 64...
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