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When I suggested last week that perhaps some wine commentators – and others in the wine trade – tended to ignore older-established producers in favour...
For centuries, the word "Bordeaux" has conjured a distinct visual of deep inky rivers of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, historic chateaux flanked by...
Is South Africa capable of rivalling the best of Burgundy? Equally, in an era of climate change, one might ask whether Burgundy itself still warrants...
Introduction Results of the this year’s Next Generation Awards sponsored by special risks insurance brand iTOO and convened by Winemag.co.za are live. The aim of...
Two recent tastings reminded me of divergences at the broadly-upper end of Cape wine going beyond the wines themselves into wider cultural effects. As I...
Bernhard Bredell established his label Scions of Sinai in 2016, the name inspired by Sinai Hill, a granitic outcrop in the Helderberg foothills. The release...
Elgin’s strongest variety, white or red, is (fight me) Chardonnay and Paul Wallace Wines (founders Paul and Nicky plus winemaker son Bobby) have produced a...
The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) recently released its annual overview of world wine. Key trends as follows: Vineyard area keeps shrinkingThe world’s...
Leeu Passant claims its Chardonnay “has established itself as a benchmark of South African excellence” and, having recently tasted a vertical spanning the maiden 2015...
An interesting corollary of the general decline in wine sales worldwide has been the collapse of the wine investment market. This is not something immediately...
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