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Yesterday the opportunity to participate in the first of three tastings to be held around the country, the combined outcome of which will determine the...
Following a tasting of new releases under the KWV The Mentors label on Tuesday, lunch at Harvest, chef Matthew Gordon’s restaurant on Paarl wine farm...
That KWV should be considered among the very best producers in the country would have strained credibility not so long ago but the quality of...
How to crack the American market? It’s a question that’s perplexed the industry in recent years. One way is surely celebrity endorsement. Mucking about on...
Allée Bleue in Franschhoek seems to be turning the corner in terms of wine quality ever since Van Zyl du Toit joined this Franschhoek winery...
A mini-vertical of the Bordeaux-style red from Oak Valley in Elgin showed wines widely different in quality: 2004: Reductive, dank and “rubbery”. Score: 14.5/20 2005:...
A magnum of Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel 2005 at the weekend proved outstanding, as good as local bottle-fermented sparkling wine gets – attractive yeasty, leesy aromas...
Whereas the 2009 vintage of Cornerstone from biodynamic producer Reyneke was a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Syrah and 10% Merlot, the 2010 is...
Circle of Life White is the “mystery” blend from Waterkloof in Somerset Wes, the maiden vintage2009 Sauvingon Blanc led but also including Chenin Blanc and...
After a line-up of 10 examples of Bordeaux from the 2008 vintage earlier in the evening see here), a bottle of Christine 2008, the Bordeaux-style...
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