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During a conversation over lunch yesterday, a winelands property agent asked me which South African wine farms I considered to be “iconic”. In 2011, self-made...
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...
Local Shiraz might be getting all the plaudits at the moment but I think it would be premature to write-off Bordeaux-style red blends just yet...
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...
Yesterday an “Us vs Them” tasting – five pairs of wines, each consisting of something South African and something from elsewhere in the world. As...
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...
On the Sunday afternoon prior to the start of judging for the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, the traditional “Old Wines Tasting”. One of the...
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...
Giorgio Dalla Cia, who produced Meerlust’s first Pinot Noir back in 1980, reckons that when it comes to local versions currently available “a lot are...
On Friday, the launch of a Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 from Stellenbosch estate Meerlust. A 1975 Cab was the first red wine to be made under...
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