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As most serious wine lovers agree, Cape white wines are generally superior category to Cape reds, and this is particularly relevant at the lower level....
A few years back Reyneke Biodynamic Syrah offered perhaps the most extraordinary price:quality ratio in Red Cape wine. Sadly for us, Reyneke’s prices have increased...
My previous piece (see here) seemed to churn things up in the PR/Marketing/“influencer” Twittersphere. The response was mixed, with plenty agreement, some comments about a...
Christa von Le Chevallerie, whether because of her German extraction or not, generally comes across as unsentimental but she was clearly displeased with the sand-mining...
On Saturday, Christa von la Chevallerie’s Nuwedam Chenin Blanc 2017 became the first wine to be launched bearing the Certified Heritage Vineyards seal of the...
I’m a touch worried about getting excessively lyrical around Reyneke wines. It’s not any lack of objectivity, but it might perhaps seem a bit uncool...
You’d surely have thought this good enough business, even for the most sharkishly-minded: a bistro owner buys a modest, but well reputed wine from the...
I get the feeling that Jurgen Gouws is pretty much always smiling. Winemaker of his own Swartland label, Intellego, he moves through the world on...
It was only when checking my notes about the maiden release of Capensis Chardonnay (2014 vintage) that I realised its launch party was almost exactly...
According to a recent comment on this site, I “score the lighter red wine styles [in particular Pinot Noir] rather low compared to the...
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