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Recently KWV’s two top-end examples of Shiraz, The Mentors 2011 (R195 a bottle) and Abraham Perold Insignis 2011 (R600 a bottle). Drinking them side by...
Slick in the best way: 65% Paarl, 35% Swartland grapes. Various forms of vinfication – some spontaneous fermentation and some inoculated, some barrel maturation and...
Two older vintages of what is now known as “Field Blend” from Beyerskloof in Stellenbosch, these made by winemaking “ledge” Beyers Truter. As a general...
At DeMorgenzon in Stellenbosch, baroque music is continuously played to the vines. Make of that what you will, the wines with Carl van der Merwe...
When did the phenomenon that is white blends from Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon begin in South Africa begin? I think most observers will credit Vergelegen’s André van...
Lourens van der Westhuizen, who makes some pretty handy wines under the Arendsig label from grapes grown on the family farm in Robertson, has just...
One of the more memorable soundbites from international judge Oz Clarke during the feedback session after this year’s Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show was “Elim...
Plenty of attention being attracted by KWV’s top-end The Mentors range but what of the big-volume Roodeberg which retails for around R60 a bottle? The...
Overgaauw, in the Van Velden family since 1906, is one of those rock-solid Stellenbosch properties – a source of wines understated in style and offering...
To mark Carl Schultz’s 20th anniversary as winemaker at Hartenberg in Stellenbosch, a tasting of six vintages of the ultra-premium Grave Hill Shiraz. From a...
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