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I’m generally sceptical of the burgeoning sub-category that is unwooded Chardonnay – most of the stuff is dry white for people who don’t like the...
The 2002 vintage in the greater Stellenbosch area was a viticulturist’s nightmare – rain, mildew and the occasional heatwave. Presuming you didn’t take the pragmatic...
Stellenbosch Hills, founded as Vlottenburg co-operative in 1945, launched a biltong and wine pairing experience at the cellar in 2006 (an idea so good it...
Chris Keet of Cordoba fame has launched the first wine under his own label, namely Keets First Verse 2009, a blend of 32% Cabernet Franc,...
In an article that appeared The Sydney Morning Herald’s website recently, leading Australian wine critic Huan Hooke writes of Rielsing as follows: “the varietal is...
My wife Jane and I were married four years yesterday. With a niggly newborn and a wilful two-year-old, celebrations were always going to be modest...
I’m inclined to give many organic grown wines a sympathy vote, which is to say overlook mediocre quality on account of the worthy intentions of...
In 2005, Dana Buys of Vrede en Lust in Paarl purchased Casey’s Ridge, a 90ha property in the south-western part of Elgin. 60ha of apple...
Sauvignon Blanc from Darling, Durbanville and Elim has generated all the hype in recent times but it would be short-sighted to overlook the ward that...
When it comes to bottle-fermented sparkling wine, the conventional wisdom is that local producers will never struggle to achieve ripeness relative to Champagne but retaining...
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