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From a 1968 Swartland vineyard of Pinotage farmed by Scholtz Rossouw, made by Jurgen Gouws of Intellego and bottled by David Clarke of wine agency...
It might not have been that clear cut 20 years ago but Chenin Blanc is now pretty much established as South Africa’s signature white grape...
After presenting his new-release The Owl Post Pinotage 2014 yesterday, Neethlingshof winemaker De Wet Viljoen showed a wine blind to a small group of media...
De Wet Viljoen, cellarmaster at Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch, today showed the new release 2014 of his top-end Pinotage called The Owl Post next to some...
From the February issue of Decanter: Those keeping a close watch on the South African wine scene will have noted the very fine own-label wines...
After tasting through a variety of rather poor new releases (no names, no pack drill), I lost patience and decided to open a bottle of...
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...
“2014 was a lighter vintage and Pinotage plays well to this,” says Anthony Hamilton Russell, co-owner of the Southern Right brand, his point being that...
David Sadie of Swartland property Paardebosch says he's "not looking within South Africa for inspiration" when it comes to making Pinotage. He typically finds local examples...
An extraordinarily gracious reception by De Wet Viljoen, cellarmaster of Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch, and also vice-chairman of the Pinotage Association who today laid on a...
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