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Will local Riesling ever amount to much? The observation was once made that all the spots most suited to the variety have been planted to...
Recently a bottle of Alto Rouge 2013 (R70 from the cellar) which, according to the back label, is now a blend of Cabernet Franc, Shiraz,...
Bartho Eksteen, previously of Hermanuspietersfontein, now runs a wine academy with funding from Diners Club while also making wine under his own label called Wijnskool...
If you’re going to offer two top-end versions of Sauvignon Blanc, then it makes sense to make them stylistically diverse. Uva Mira in Stellenbosch has...
The Eight Rows Sauvignon Blanc, a vineyard selection from Diemersdal in Durbanville, is usually something pretty special so how is the wine from the much...
There are some things which we are sometimes tempted to think of as absolutes but are better appreciated as relative – as existing on or...
What to do with a 2ha block with 11 different soil types? Stark- Condé in Stellenbosch decided to plant a mix of white grape varieties...
What to make of Saboteur, a blend of Shiraz, Mourvedre and Cabernet Sauvginon from Luddite in Bot River? No doubt it’s a striking wine but...
The Reserve White 2014 from biodynamic producer Reyneke in Stellenbosch is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, winemaking involving spontaneous fermentation and maturation involving nine months in 300-litre...
It’s back to work and back to normality for most of us this week. The normalcy of the daily grind has mostly returned but for...
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