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While the various Hemel-en-Aarde wards are most commonly associated with grapes traditionally associated with Burgundy in the form of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Newton Johnson...
Newton Johnson in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley has made quite a name for itself with the Burgundian varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir but what...
You won’t find mention of on the Albariño 2015 from Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley property Newton Johnson on their website or in Platter’s 2016 but you...
winemag.co.za’s favourite retailer Wine Cellar has started a new series of tastings which sees SA’s best pitted against “international benchmarks” (see the full programme here)...
It’s just a trivial throw in the great game of “If” – but if the Cabo das Tormentas had been settled by Vasco da...
Every vintage since the maiden 2008 of the flagship Pinot Noir (originally labelled as “Domaine”, later “Family Vineyards”) from Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley property Newton Johnson...
When the Elgin Pinot Noir 2009 from Newton Johnson was reviewed by Angela Lloyd for the 2011 edition of Platter’s, she rated it 4½ Stars...
Some months back on this website, I doubted whether local pinots are world class to the extent that local white blends, sauvignons and syrahs are...
The Hemel-en-Aarde near Hermanus is far from a bargain-hunter’s paradise. Top-rated wineries and equally remarkable eateries line the R320, the valley’s aorta, and the Chardonnays...
A little Mourvèdre in a blend tends to go a long way and that’s again the case in the Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Granum 2012,...
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