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The Single Vineyard Cinsault 2017 from Wellington property Welgegund comes from a 1974 vineyard, the bottle duly bearing Certified Heritage Vineyard credentials. Matured in older...
L’Avenir might be owned by French company AdVini but the portfolio is very much South African biased with Chenin Blanc and Pinotage to the fore....
Making tiny batches under multiple different labels, Craig and Carla Hawkins of Testalonga in the Swartland are unlikely to become household names any time soon...
After a stint at Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Kevin Grant has been making wine under his Ataraxia label since 2005 and his credentials as a Chardonnay...
The blend that is Full Circle from Tulbagh property Saronsberg is intended to seduce. The 2016 is a blend of 82% Shiraz, 11% Grenache 6%...
The Old Vine Series (“Die Ouwingerdreeks”) from Sadie Family Wines is, quite simply, a masterful collection of wines. Released at the end of July, the...
Xander Grier, son of extreme adventurer and chef David, is winemaker at Villiera in Stellenbosch (where his uncle Simon is viticulturist) but also makes his...
Are big, burly red wines making a comeback? The recently releases Shiraz 2014 from Bot River property Luddite is pretty full-on (see review here) and...
Niels Verburg, winemaker at Bot River property Luddite, relates that though his Shiraz has been nominated for 5 Stars in Platter’s every vintage since the...
The Chocolate Block from Boekenhoutskloof, always a supremely reliable red blend, seems to have gone to the next level with the 2017 vintage. Total production...
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