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Hannes Storm, winemaker at Hamilton Russell Vineyards since 2004, will shortly be leaving there to concentrate on his own label called Storm Wines. He will...
“Fridge reds” – lighter bodied wines from dark-coloured varieties you can serve from the fridge when the ambient temperature is high are a growing phenomenon...
Paul Cluver Estate managing director Paul Cluver Jnr reckons the recently released 2011 vintage of the Elgin property’s flagship Seven Flags Pinot Noir shows “even...
The one good thing about local Pinot Noir is that it’s in a state of flux which must inevitably lead to overall improvement. Category leaders...
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m generally sceptical of local Pinot Noir (if you’re looking for relatively light, fresh reds, then you’re...
Since first bottling in 2002, Sterhuis in the Bottelary ward of Stellenbosch has developed a reputation for unfussy yet worthy wines, the Chardonnay Barrel Selection...
One of the supposed advantages of the 100-point scoring system for wine is that it’s more finally calibrated than its 20-point counterpoint. Last night, however,...
The idea behind three single-vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir in addition to a blend of all of them is “to indulge those who love the...
Wines which are modest on their own tend to look even plainer when paired with gourmet food but by the same token wines made with...
Catherine Marshall recently turned 50 and to mark the milestone birthday a trip that took in Scotland to find out more about her ancestry, to...
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