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“I’ve been incognito for a while,” says Tremayne Smith of the Blacksmith Wines. He was the winemaker at Fable Mountain Vineyards in Tulbagh until the...
A couple of weeks ago the editor posed the question: “Does SA make too much top-end Chenin Blanc?” Counterpoint to this, I’m of the opinion...
Fogwell Wines is a joint venture between Chris Alheit of Alheit Vineyards and friend William Fogwell, who is a Hermanus chiropractor. They make one wine,...
Introduction This year’s Old Vine Report sponsored by global financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 58 entries received from 47 producers and...
Natasha Williams, previously winemaker at Bosman Family Vineyards, arrived at Upper Hemel-Aarde property Hasher Family Vineyards in June 2023, so didn’t vinify that vintage but...
It was a steep and sudden learning curve for me about the possibilities of garnacha. Grenache, if you prefer, though really we should call it...
I got some stick for the previous article entitled “Towards more inviting tasting notes”. Apparently, I criticise wine professionals without a shred of understanding and...
De Vos is a Dutch-language surname meaning “the fox” and hence the theme of foxes in Nuschka De Vos’s branding. The winemaker at Reyneke from...
It’s perilous to practice philosophy without a licence. Having said this, I think it’s important to look at the theoretical underpinnings of what we do...
The current bottling of Cape Tawny NV from Boplaas comes billed as the “Veritas Wen Batch”, the wine achieving double gold at this year’s Veritas...
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