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A 10 year old Grappa released to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dalla Cia Wine & Spirit Company and it’s a “liquid luxury good”...
If you put a bunch of South African wine geeks in a room and leave them to talk about what's on their collective mind, sometime...
Should wine commentary be more populist? More rosé? More top 10 winelands picnic spots? My contention is that broad-base lifestyle media provides this kind of...
During a conversation over lunch yesterday, a winelands property agent asked me which South African wine farms I considered to be “iconic”. In 2011, self-made...
Some years ago I had an enjoyable email correspondence with a Californian named Ian Joseph who objected (unfairly, of course!) to a tasting note of...
“Do you agree with Tim Atkin’s scores?” was the question posed by the media release issued on behalf of KWV, many of the wines having...
To commemorate the establishment of Groot Drakenstein property Boschendal in 1685, a new Bordeaux-style red blend from the 2013 vintage called “330”. It’s a blend...
The Syrah 2014 from Greyton property is breath-taking. Involving 40% whole-bunch fermentation, winemaker Samantha O’Keefe initially put the wine into barrique but anxious that she...
There are a few South African wines which, regardless of vintage or particular rating, have become crucial reference points – Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh, Hamilton...
SA’s second oldest block of Chenin Blanc was planted in 1947 on Kaapzicht in Stellenbosch, and now supplies grapes for two wines, the first being...
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