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Results of this year’s Six Nations Wine Challenge between Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA have been announced. There are six...
Results of the third annual Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition were announced recently and KWV’s ultra-premium Abraham Perold Tributum 2011 (R600 a bottle) was among...
In the case of the 2012 vintage, KWV will be releasing two versions of Sauvignon Blanc under its top-end The Mentors label. Tasting them next...
KWV Classic Collection Chenin Blanc 2013 (R38 a bottle retail) just won something at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards. Do wah diddy, diddy, dum diddy...
When I interviewed outgoing KWV chief winemaker Richard Rowe for official Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show guide ICONS about The Mentors Petit Verdot 2011, he...
Recently KWV’s two top-end examples of Shiraz, The Mentors 2011 (R195 a bottle) and Abraham Perold Insignis 2011 (R600 a bottle). Drinking them side by...
Slick in the best way: 65% Paarl, 35% Swartland grapes. Various forms of vinfication – some spontaneous fermentation and some inoculated, some barrel maturation and...
Plenty of attention being attracted by KWV’s top-end The Mentors range but what of the big-volume Roodeberg which retails for around R60 a bottle? The...
The domestic brandy market is in decline. Five years ago, it made up 40.6% of the spirits market by volume but this has now decreased...
The rivalry that has sprung up between producer-wholesalers Distell and KWV in recent times has been fascinating to observe and in most cases the two...
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