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Joostenberg Fairhead 2023

By Christian Eedes , 18 June 2025

The Cape White Blend that is Fairhead epitomises what the Myburghs of Paarl property Joostenberg are all about. Named after former matriarch and gardener extraordinaire...

Greg Sherwood MW: Adding further context to the “10 Years On Tasting”

By Greg Sherwood , 18 June 2025

Judging and assessing wines is part and parcel of what wine critics, wine journalists, and wine buyers do on a daily basis. But scoring wines,...

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Letter to the editor: Despite criticism, Cape sommeliers continue their upward climb

By Christian Eedes , 17 June 2025

The following received via email from Spencer Fondaumiere, outgoing chair of the South African Sommeliers Association in response to Michael Fridjhon’s recent article, “The Rise...

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Tim James: Leeu Passant – a Cape wine game-changer

By Tim James , 17 June 2025

When Indian businessman Analjit “Bas” Singh made a first visit to Cape Town in 2010 (bringing a soccer-mad son to the FIFA World Cup) it’s...

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Il Geco Pinot Gris 2023

By Christian Eedes , 17 June 2025

Clarise Sciocatti-Langeveldt is a local winemaker with Italian roots – her predecessors were silkworm-farmers who settled in Knysna’s forrests during the 1800s. She left Hazendal...

Dr Justus Apffelstaedt: Wine and cardio – Why a glass won’t hurt your endurance

By Justus Apffelstaedt , 12 June 2025

In my last column, I reviewed the scientific evidence with respect to wine and resistance exercise; i.e. the exercise that builds bulk muscle. In this...

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Winemaking changes at Sijnn

By Christian Eedes , 12 June 2025

Sijnn, the pioneering Malgas property co-owned by David and Rita Trafford of De Trafford, has announced that Charla Haasbroek will be stepping down as winemaker...

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Brookdale new releases

By Christian Eedes , 12 June 2025

Since its 2017 debut, Brookdale in Paarl has turned heads with a series of distinctive, uncompromising wines, often crafted from unconventional varieties. While the winemaking...

Last call for Report entries – deadline 12 June

By Christian Eedes , 12 June 2025

Time’s almost up. Entries close this Wednesday at midnight for two of our influential wine reports sponsored by Prescient Fund Services – click below to...

Michael Fridjhon: The rise – and potential fall – of the Cape sommelier

By Michael Fridjhon , 11 June 2025

You would have to search long and hard to find any use of the word “sommelier” in the context of the Cape wine industry twenty-five...

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