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Ou Steen Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch cellar Longridge is typically made in a semi-sweet style, the immediate reference being Vouvray Demi-Sec. It’s not a take...
Why have South African wines of the 1960s and 1970s proven to be so long-lived? Jasper Raats of Longridge in Stellenbosch is a staunch advocate...
Misterie is the second vintage of the top-end Merlot from Longridge in Stellenbosch and, once again, it demonstrates how challenging this variety is under local...
When Maandans 2017 from Longridge in Stellenbosch was released last year, it demonstrated that Pinotage doesn’t always have to trade off fruit power in order...
I’m starting to think that life is a series of mishaps punctuated by good bottles of wine. It was approximately 01h00 this past Sunday when...
Pinotage being a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, it is always curious to me that it is typically the former rather than the latter...
“Is this the best that Longridge can do?” was the question put to winemaker Jasper Raats at the launch of Misterie 2015, a blend of...
Among those attempting to drive Pinotage in a more elegant and refined direction, you would have to include Stellenbosch property Longridge where Jasper Raats is...
Things are hotting up in the re-emerging category that Is Cinsaut/Cinsault with the launch of Die Plêk 2015 from Jasper Raats of Longridge in Stellenbosch....
Is Pinotage becoming fashionable again after the wilderness years? At the very least, it’s no longer the butt of wine geek jokes (that falls to...
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