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The Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2005 from Mulderbosch rated a relatively lowly 3½ Stars in Platter’s 2007 but won gold at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine...
Over the weekend, two new releases from Avontuur, the Helderberg winery and thoroughbred stud, the individual wines named for horses bred on the property. Avontuur...
“Because we are Italian, people have always asked us for an Italian-inspired wine but we couldn’t get decent grapes until now,” says Giorgio Dalla Cia...
Franschhoek Cellar, previously the local co-op but now owned by producer-wholesaler DGB, produces some 560 000 cases annually. With the Statue de Femme Sauvignon Blanc...
The challenge for wine marketers is how to move wine away from being the special interest of a particular few and towards popular culture. Steenberg...
How to attract younger consumers who are not tied to the traditions that usually govern wine? De Krans in Calitzdorip has launched a Moscato Perlé...
Was the maiden vintage 1995 Crescendo from Helderberg property Cordoba the best Crescendo of them all? A blend of 70% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon...
The Mentors Pinotage 2011 from KWV (R195 a bottle) won the trophy for best “major red varietal” at the recent Six Nations Wine Challenge as...
From Black Elephant Vintners in Franschhoek, the Amistad Syrah (R165 a bottle) is the best wine in the portfolio. Jacques Wentzel adopts a light touch...
Vineyard plantings in the district of Elgin stand at 850ha down from 1 000ha two or three years ago, according to Boschendal viticulturist Stephan Joubert....
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