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Early last year I was commissioned by the KWV to research the history of Roodeberg ahead of the once-iconic brand’s 70th birthday. It was a...
Entries for the Sweet Wine and Fortifieds Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open, the focus being on 1) Natural...
Entries for the Cap Classique Report 2020 sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient are now open. winemag.co.za will be generating a number of category...
A picture of the beautiful Virginie, Comtesse de Lalande, hangs in the private tasting room at Glenelly Estate in Stellenbosch. I think she’s there to...
Life’s not all bad when you can buy the excellent Chardonnay 2017 from Stellenbosch property Hartenberg from the local Kwikspar for R157.99 a bottle. Matured...
The Mentors Chenin Blanc 2018 from KWV is nothing if not intense. Grapes from Paarl, 87% underwent spontaneous fermentation while the rest was inoculated to...
Someone with an over-tendency to use the words of uncertainty like “perhaps” and an over-fondness for brackets should probably (there you go!) beware of venturing...
Ever heard of Arinarnoa and Marselan? The former a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat and the latter between Cab and Grenache, they are two...
One of the quirks of working in the London wine trade which I am still getting used to after 25 years subsequent to switching careers...
True Sauvignon Blanc fans often bemoan how young wines from this variety typically get drunk but when is optimal? Recently, I revisited the winning wines...
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