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JP and Pierre Winshaw have quite a legacy to live up to – great-grandfather Dr William Charles was founder of Stellenbosch Farmers Winery, and grandfather...
Merlot is generally considered difficult to work with under local conditions but the 2014 from Stellenbosch property Delaire Graff was one of the top performers...
At the end of 2022, Grenache Blanc was the 27th most planted variety in South Africa with 158.44ha. Not very much then but it seems...
Winemaking couple Julien and Sophie Schaal live in Alsace where they make Grand Cru Riesling but also long made a range of South African wines,...
In true wine trade form, the past couple of weeks have seen all the large importers in the UK roll out impressive fine wine displays...
What went into Roodeberg in the 1970s? Older editions of Platter’s note that the wine “usually contain[ed] Pinotage and Tinta Barocca and Shiraz… also featured”....
Winemaker Reenen Borman plus business partners Henk Kotze Fritz Schoon have enjoyed great success with their Patatsfontein (including a Chenin Blanc and a white blend)...
The modern era of South African wine, which has been underway for the last three decades or so, has seen some extraordinary quality gains but...
Recently writing of my especial pleasure in pinotage amongst varieties called on in the modern quest for genuinely light red wines, I didn’t consider cabernet...
The maiden 2022 vintage of Chardonnay from Stellenbosch property Cavalli placed Top 10 in last year’s category report with a rating of 92. This was...
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