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A flight of eight wines pitching Journey’s End against some of the “strongest and most prestigious” wine brands from South Africa and the rest of...
Journey’s End in Somerset West is owned by the Gabb family, Roger Gabb having founded Western Wines in 1980, this company going on to be...
Yesterday a visit to Reyneke Wines, winner of the best wine overall from organically grown grapes in the Nedbank Green Wine Awards in 2010 and...
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...
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