Vergelegen

Mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins belts it out at Vergelegen

By Christian Eedes, 7 March 2011

“There’s no need to liven up a Tchaikovsky piano concerto. It’s lively enough already,” observed my wife as we listened to a particularly energetic arrangement...

Interview with Vergelegen’s André van Rensburg

By Christian Eedes, 3 November 2010

André van Rensburg, winemaker at Somerset West property Vergelegen, usually a wine industry firebrand, has been keeping a remarkably low profile in recent times. What’s...

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Vergelegen “V” 2006

By Christian Eedes, 3 November 2010

This week sees the launch of the 2006 vintage of Vergelegen “V”, the ultra-premium offering from the Somerset West farm owned by mining house Anglo...

Some thoughts on wine competitions

By Christian Eedes, 26 October 2010

Following the announcement of Wine magazine’s Sauvignon Blanc Top 10, the worth of wine competitions is yet again under debate, but I’m not sure we’re...