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The last time brandies were rated in the Platter's guide was in 1988, although brandies were listed until 2000. Brandies are back in the 2014...
Although Vagabond 2012 from The Fledge & Co. was rejected by the Wine & Spirit Board on account of being turbid, I thought it was...
“Rather a year too early than a day too late” goes the aphorism about when to drink a wine and after a recent bottle of...
“Ultra-premium” evidently means something different in Calitzdorp than it does in Stellenbosch – Boplaas is pitching its new Touriga Nacional Shiraz blend called Gamka (meaning...
Does local Sauvignon Blanc get drunk too young? The Buitenverwachting Husseys Vlei Sauvignon Blanc 2010, which won gold at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show...
Earlier this year, Kanonkop became the first winery in the world to win best blended red wine for the fourth time at the prestigious International...
By way of commemoration, the Paul Sauer 40 2007, a barrel selection of the standard Paul Sauer, the label featuring a portrait of the late...
The 2012 vintage of Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage (always from one particular block planted in 1953) is the most compelling to date and seems to...
That Kaapse Vonkel from Simonsig in Stellenbosch benefits from a bit of bottle maturation is evidenced by the 2007 vintage being judged best museum class...
Most low alcohol wines are insipid so I approached the Villiera Starlight Brut NV – The Light Cap Classique (R95 a bottle) with a fair...
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