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Before we despair of Merlot as a single-variety wine under local conditions, it’s worthwhile to reference the outstanding example that is Mount Bullet from Shannon...
Elgin Vintners, is a partnership of six growers from the Elgin Valley with wines made at various cellars across the winelands. New to the range...
Is there any category running attracting as much hype as Pinot Noir at the moment? There’re about 1 000ha of it planted and 80% of...
Ataraxia Chardonnay 2007 – mostly from Hemel-en-Aarde and Elgin vineyards, fermented and matured for 10 months in French oak, a third new, abv 13.5%. Rated...
Merlot, Merlot, Merlot. What are we going to do with you? The Unfiltered Merlot 2009 from Fleur du Cap (R110 a bottle) shows a distinct...
How much pyrazine character is legit on a wine? There was a good deal of it on last night’s Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Strandveld Adamastor 2007 (gravel...
On Sunday, a meeting of our social tasting group, the theme of the evening Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends. We tasted blind and here’s how I scored...
Stand-out wine when Stellenbosch winery Kleine Zalse put on a vertical tasting from 2006 to 2009 of its Family Reserve Shiraz at Bizerca restaurant on...
Koelfontein in the ward of Ceres has been in the Conradie family since 1832, Handri the sixth generation to farm this property. It’s primarily a...
Vergelegen in Somerset West receives some 75 000 visitors annually and looks to be gearing up for even more with the official opening of the...
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