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Wine Cellar, local merchants and cellarers of fine wine, recently launched a Chenin Blanc and a Syrah under its own label. Both W.O. Swartland, they...
As winter in Cape Town starts to really bite, a mild lamb and spinach curry for supper was called for. What to pair with it?...
Tremayne Smith, assistant winemaker at Mullineux & Leeu, also makes wine under his own label called The Blacksmith. Tasting notes and scores for current releases...
The white blend that is Laurens Campher from Stellenbosch property seems to get more serious with each passing vintage. The 2014 is a blend of...
The Wild Child 2014 from Durbanville property is smart enough but I’m not sure it entirely lives up to its name. It’s from Sauvignon Blanc...
The Shiraz Select 2003 from Stellenbosch property Saxenburg was rated 5 Stars in the 2007 edition of Platter’s and it remains a pretty smart bottle...
Petite Sirah – also known as Durif – is a natural hybrid of Syrah and Peloursin which was discovered by Francois Durif in the south...
Why do SA’s whites tend to outperform its reds? It’s a question again posed by Donovan Rall’s red blend from the 2013 vintage. It’s blend...
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In 1989, Adrian Bührer of Switzerland bought the farm Saxenburg on the outskirts of Kuils River between Stellenbosch and Cape Town. Nico Van der Merwe...
The Verdelho component in 2014 vintage of Donovan Rall’s white blend has been increased to some 30%, the other components being “50% Chenin Blanc, 3...
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