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Ploegperd is a white blend under Fairview’s experimental label Bloemcool, grapes from Piekenierskloof. The Palomino from a 1974 vineyard is the majority component in the...
Wolvenhoek is a property situated on the slopes of Wellington’s Groenberg acquired by Belgian Eric Sas in 2018. There are some 20ha under vineyard including...
Chris “Butch” Alheit describes 2022 as a “middling” vintage – it was high yielding and heatwaves in January and February caused elevated pHs and low...
Christo le Riche of Le Riche Wines is remarkably forthright about the 2020 vintage saying that it delivered “less structure but good flavour development” compared...
With many of South Africa’s winemakers now releasing their 2022 wines, it seems the recent pattern of odd vintages exceeding the quality of their even...
Drinking the newly released 2022 vintage of Sauvignon Blanc from Klein Constantia next to 2021, there is little to choose between them, something that is...
Because volumes of the 2021 vintage from Jocelyn Hogan Wilson were constrained due to Covid-19, these have already come and gone despite only being launched...
By all accounts, the 2022 season in the Overberg was cool, slowing down ripening and allowing excellent flavour development. In the case of the Crystallum...
“Is there a defining character to Syrah from Bot River?” wonders Gabriëlskloof winemaker Peter-Allan Finlayson and consider his two versions of the variety next to...
Waterkloof is the Schapenberg property owned by illustrious UK wine industry personality Paul Boutinot that is farmed according to biodynamic principles. There are various tiers...
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