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Klein Welmoed situated between Meerlust and Spier on Baden Powell Drive outside Stellenbosch has been owned by the Winshaw family since the 1970s. It has...
Ou Steen Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch cellar Longridge is typically made in a semi-sweet style, the immediate reference being Vouvray Demi-Sec. It’s not a take...
The world seems set against the wine trade at the moment. From the prohibitive “forces of good” looking to limit alcohol consumption world-wide, to the...
Is wine art? Chris de Vries of Vilafonté is inclined to think so, viewing wine “a composition” in the sense of being a creative work....
Hindsight – we are told – is 20/20 vision. Foresight, on the other hand - by its very nature, is the province of the visually...
The Estate Blend 2022 from Stellenbosch property Alto is unashamedly plush. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Shiraz and 10% Cabernet Franc, it was...
In 2013, Chris and Andrea Mullineux, partnered with Indian businessman Analjit Singh and started Leeu Passant, the winery on Singh’s Leeu Estates in Franschhoek, grapes...
A week ago, Restless River took in the last of their cab. Maybe I’m wrong, but I suspect this marked the end of the Western...
Hamilton Russell Vineyards in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley describe the Chardonnay 2023 as “a vintage that was not without its challenges”, bud-break uneven and yields low. The...
The light soils from decomposed granite that characterise Sinai Hill in the Lower Helderberg part of Stellenbosch lend the wines of Bernhard Bredell a particular...
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