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The first observation to make about any wines from the 2021 vintage is that the world was amid Covid-19 lockdowns – in the lead-up to...
Paul Hoogwerf and Doug Mylrea launched their Maanschijn label in 2016, the wines initially quite offbeat but more and more sophisticated as time has gone...
The Single Vineyard wines from David and Nadia Sadie are categorically driven by acidity rather than fruit power with the result that they are less...
David Sadie of Swartland label David & Nadia reiterates what an “awkward” vintage 2022 was for especially Swartland producers. “Four consecutive heatwaves during ripening meant...
Danie and Hugo Carinus share the same surname but are only distantly related. The former farms Blue Gum Grove in Polkadraai Hills ward of Stellenbosch,...
Bruwer Vintners from cousins Bruwer Raats and Gavin Bruwer Slabbert used to B Vintners Wine Exploration Co. – “B Vintners” jettisoned on account of being...
Always distinctive when it comes to branding, Pieter Walser chooses to name his Piekenierskloof Grenache as Familiemoord (“family murder”) in reference to a convoluted story...
Nico Grobler, previously of Eikendal, now specialises in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir under his La Brune label. His approach is particularly detail-oriented and fans of...
If what you do is more important and shows your intentions more clearly than what you say, then the Pinotage Association yesterday hosting a five-course...
Kanonkop in Stellenbosch celebrates 50 years this year – in 1973, the cellar crushed 1 000 tonnes of which 200 tonnes went under own label,...
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