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Let’s start with the big picture: global wine consumption is tanking. According to alcoholic beverage research company IWSR, it’s at its lowest level since 1961....
The pricing of serious, characterful Cape wines has shown a pretty relentless upward movement in recent years – though the current international market decline means...
Kraaltjies Chenin Blanc 2025, made by Johann Smit, viticulturist at Perdeberg, comes from Swartland vines planted on ancient, circular termite nests – known as “kraaltjies”...
André Bruyns, formerly assistant winemaker with David & Nadia and later vineyard manager at Lammershoek, became winemaker at Swartland mainstay Allesverloren in July. He continues...
Piekenierskloof, in the Olifants River region, is citrus and rooibos tea country first, wine country second, with total vineyard plantings just over 500 ha. The plateau...
Bone and wine are not often mentioned in one sentence, save for some recipes for delicious slow cooking. But as I sit on the Mediterranean...
Marelise Niemann of Momento notes that the 2024 harvest was a “quick pick” due to hot, dry conditions, with smaller yields and large canopies combining...
Any grape grower will tell you that not all cultivars are equal: when it comes to saleability some guarantee you a higher price, pretty much...
The Signature Series wines from Sadie Family Wines incorporate multiple varieties from multiple sites, and as such, are quintessentially “regional” – the Swartland in all...
The Sadie Family Wines District Series were released some time ago. Normally, I would taste them quickly at the cellar, but this year I reviewed...
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