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Craven new releases

By Christian Eedes , 21 October 2022

2022 was the first vintage that Mick and Janine Craven processed entirely in their own cellar situated in Stellenbosch Agri-Park, permanent premises seemingly contributing to...

Rupert & Rothschild current releases

By Christian Eedes , 20 October 2022

Rupert & Rothschild was founded in 1997 when the Rupert family of South Africa and French wine and hospitality company Edmond de Rothschild Heritage joined...

Greg Sherwood MW: The importance of connecting with the terroir

By Greg Sherwood , 19 October 2022

When I started my master of wine studies in 2003, I paid a lot of attention to the small details, the subtleties and the insider...

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De Wetshof current releases

By Christian Eedes , 19 October 2022

De Wetshof in Robertson has been associated with fine wine production since the 1970s, owner Danie de Wet one of the modern’s industry leading figures....

Tim James: Older wines, collecting and remembering

By Tim James , 18 October 2022

I wrote recently about the problem (pretty much a first-world one, I confess) of having rather too much expensively stored wine, and then had the...

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Letter to the editor: Saving old vineyards and reducing barriers to entry into the wine industry

By Christian Eedes , 17 October 2022

The following received via email from Anthony Hamilton Russell, proprietor of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley property Hamilton Russell Vineyards:Sometimes a simple idea, new or not, followed by...

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Dan Nicholl: Cape Wine 2022 shows SA wine is on the up

By Dan Nicholl , 17 October 2022

Velvety. Almost impossibly smooth, with a satin sheen of a finish. Fruity, but with an appreciable salinity to the nose. Definitely an older vintage than...

Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc 2021

By Christian Eedes , 17 October 2022

The 2021 vintage of Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc made by Ginny Povall with grapes from a 1957 vineyard on Citrusdal Mountain as cultivated by...

Charles Fox current releases

By Christian Eedes , 14 October 2022

Charles and Zelda Fox purchased an Elgin fruit farm in 2005 with a view to specializing in the production of Cap Classique. A cellar was...

Chateau Libertas Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon Cinsault 2021

By Christian Eedes , 13 October 2022

To honour Francis “Duimpie” Bayly, one of South Africa’s most distinguished wine personalities, who died last year, producer-wholesaler Distell have launched a limited-edition wine under...
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