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The Moya Meaker wines, as made by Jean Smit, come from Habibi farm in Elgin, owned by David Curl and wife Genevieve Hamilton-Brown – Genevieve’s...
This year marks 20 years since May de Lencquesaing, of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande fame, purchased Stellenbosch property Glenelly. Maiden vintage of the...
The Newton Johnson label may date from 1997 but the first Chardonnay and Pinot Noir bottlings entirely from their own Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley fruit only...
What is “transparency” in wine? If it’s the intention on the part of the production team to show the influence of site with the minimum...
If 2017 and 2021 are generally highly collectible vintages for South African fine wine, then 2020 simply isn’t in the same league. Boekenhoutskloof, of course,...
The good reputation of the 2021 vintage grows and grows. Thelema in Stellenbosch describes it as “A warm, dry vintage with a late start, resulted...
Paarl property Joostenberg and Dalewood Fromage, both family owned, recently hosted a cheese and wine lunch party at The Kraal restaurant. Chef Garth Bedford and...
Impressive to note that total production of the Chardonnay 2022 from Hemel-en-Aarde Valley property Hamilton Russell Vineyards was 66 000 bottles. Given a recommended retail...
This single vineyard with clay-rich, north-facing soils on Elgin property Iona is meant to make for wines of more depth and weight and I must...
Should Oldenburg have a higher profile than it does? It has a prime Banghoek location but perhaps doesn’t get talked about with the same reverence...
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