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This year’s top 25 is intended to have something of the unpredictable about it. The reputations of the likes of Alheit, Mullineux and Sadie are...
Can the South African wine industry scale? Is it capable of producing a 100 000-case wine that consistently rates 90-plus on the 100-point scale according to...
Here are our eight most highly rated current-release wines of last month: Carinus Family Vineyards Roodraai Chenin Blanc 2018 - 96/100 (read original review here)...
Yesterday’s Shiraz SA Challenge 2018 awards function was preceded by a tasting of the 25 “finalists” – the top 25 wines out 156 entries from...
Donkiesbaai is a label begun by Jean Engelbrecht of Rust en Vrede, grapes for this Chenin Blanc from a Piekenierskloof vineyard planted in 1979. With...
The 31th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction takes place at the Spier Conference Centre, Stellenbosch on Saturday, 3 October 2015. The line-up comprises a total...
The Estate 2007 from Stellenbosch property Rust en Vrede was all “shock and awe” last night and I liked it despite myself. A blend of...
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...
Over the weekend, a blind tasting focusing on three properties and two winemakers, all related in complicated fashion. The three properties were Rust en Vrede,...
There have been four winemakers at Stellenbosch winery Rust en Vrede since Jannie Engelbrecht, father of current owner Jean, acquired it in 1978: first Engelbrecht...
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