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A recent review of the 2014 vintage of The Chocolate Block from Boekenhoutskloof (see here) prompted cellarmaster Marc Kent to send me a bottle of...
The Groenekloof Shiraz 2014 from Neil Ellis, which won gold at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show earlier this year, really is a cracker. From...
Tim Martin quite likes the idea of Mourvèdre as the “Pinot Noir of the Mediterranean” although concedes it might not always be possible to get...
Touriga Francesa (also known as Touriga Franca) is the most widely grown grape in the Douro Valley, making for wine more perfumed and lighter than...
When The Chocolate Block becomes available at the fairly modest store that is Woolworths in Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch, then you know market domination is almost...
Chris Keet, who used to make a cult Bordeaux-style red blend in the form of Cordoba Crescendo, continues in that vein under his own label,...
Earlier this year, I rated the Malabar 2012, the Rhône-style red blend from Charles Back’s Swarland operation Spice Route, 90 on the 100-point quality scale...
Lucinda Heyns has worked primarily as a viticulturist at both Jordan and Mulderbosch locally plus has plenty of experience in California. She currently finds herself...
The Tamboerskloof John Spicer Syrah is the pinnacle offering from Kleinood in Stellenbosch. The recently-released 2011, which comes wrapped in a reproduction of a painting...
If you’re looking for characterful everyday drinking, then look no further than the new Force Majeure wines from Johan 'Stompie' Meyer – no enzymes, yeast...
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