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Elim is Sauvignon Blanc country when it comes to white wine varieties and, it would seem, Syrah when it comes to reds. Strandveld, however, have...
Yesterday, a vertical tasting from 2010 to 2020 of the Pofadderbos Sauvignon Blanc from Strandveld in Elim (no 2014 as not a single bottle remains)....
What to make of wooded Sauvignon Blanc? By virtue of its time in oak, it typically doesn’t have quite the same purity and freshness of...
Unlike previous vintages, the Shiraz 2013 under the First Sighting label (now redesigned by Fanakalo of Stellenbosch) as made by Elim producer Strandveld Vineyards doesn’t...
Donald Ackerman is an advocate who couldn’t resist trying his hand at making some wine on a garagiste scale. Opting to work with Elim Sauvignon...
Results of the third annual RisCura White Hot Wine Awards are now out. This involved putting together a line-up of 30 Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends from...
I suppose it’s commendable when a competition panel rewards lightness over heaviness as seems to have been the case when the First Sighting Shiraz 2012...
Lawyer Pierre Rabie has a garagiste venture called The Giant Periwinkle sourcing fruit from various vineyards in Elim. He says he tries to keep his...
Elim may be maritime but it’s still pretty close to the equator as winemaking regions go. It’s latitude is 34.6⁰ S compared to 45⁰ N...
Would the Syrah 2010 from Elim producer have been an even better wine for less time in barrel? It spent 20 months in French oak,...
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