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The Cape wine industry looks nothing like the beast which emerged from the era of isolation. Back in the early 1990s we had a few...
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Dutchman Sebastiaan Klaassen owns the Banghoek property that lends its name to this two-wine range, with the acclaimed Donovan Rall as winemaker since 2010. Tasting...
In fashion, hemlines rise and fall, supposedly in sync with stock prices. Wine styles evolve, too, though brevity in this instance prevents me from speculating...
Colleague Michael Fridjhon, who is himself Johannesburg-based, has often pointed out that Winemag.co.za faces a challenge due to its physical location in Cape Town, leaving...
How long to put down wine to maximise its potential is a perennial and difficult question, quite apart from personal drinking tastes. It’s a question...
The maiden 2022 vintage of De Keur Grenache 2022 from David and Jeannette Clarke of wine distribution company Ex Animo was smart enough, but the...
VAT hikes, increased government spending and a debt that amounts to 76% of our GDP. There’s no better time than March 2025 to be a...
Local rosé is no longer the subject of outright ridicule, and one of the key producers who has driven this shift is surely Lukas van...
Proefkonyn, meaning "guinea pig" in reference to experimentation, is the name Franco Lourens of Lourens Family Wines uses for his small-batch, occasional-release wines. The Gamay...
Around the world, several industries rely on a degree of patronage from wealthy benefactors to thrive. Wine estates, in particular, often rank high on the...
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