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A few weeks ago, wine writer Simon Woolf wrote a stinging critique of wine scores. He contends that scores are subjective, out of context, individual,...
Introduction This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 98 entries from 47 producers and these were tasted blind (labels...
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The Syrah 2023 as made by Reenen Borman of Stellenbosch property Boschkloof is nothing if not flamboyant. Gorgeous aromatics of violets, black berries and black...
My sherry geekiness of a few weeks back prompted me to think about South African sherry-style wine. Not much else around here is likely to...
When Mulderbosch first appeared on the scene in the 1990s, with doctor Larry Jacobs as owner and the maverick, Rumi-quoting Mike Dobrovic as winemaker, it...
The definitive answer to the question in the title is a typical South African “Ja/Nee”, indicating that the answer is not straightforward. A major component...
Glass, as a material for a fermentation and maturation vessel is “entirely neutral”, says Thys Louw of Durbanville property Diemersdal – not porous like wood,...
What to expect from the newly formed Chardonnay Association of South Africa? Well, if wasn’t for the launch function of this new body held at...
Entries for the Minority Report are now open, the focus being on wines from varieties whose respective total plantings do not exceed 5 000ha. South...
There’s no doubt that the world we know – and trade with – is in turmoil. At home we have the uncertainties surrounding the GNU/coalition....
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