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A tasting of five rosés, the line-up compiled at random. I reviewed the wines with James Pietersen, regular taster for Platter’s and beverage manager for...
Yesterday a visit to The Mentors cellar at KWV in Paarl, a facility fulfilling the dual purposes of top-end quality as well as research and...
Lula Afrika. An easy-drinking range made by Jasper Raats during his stint as winemaker at Rudera Wines in Stellenbosch. The Chenin Blanc Sauvingon (sic) Viognier...
Yesterday a tasting convened by Angela Lloyd for an article on the age-worthiness of modern-era South African wines to appear in an upcoming issue of...
If Merlot hasn’t already taken over from Pinotage as the most problematic red wine category in South Africa, then it should. Even so, there are...
According to The Oxford Companion to Wine (Oxford: 1999), the large-format magnum (1.5 litres) is “widely regarded as being the ideal size for bottle ageing...
The Weisser Riesling 1998 is apparently the only white wine (other than bubbly) that Graham Beck cellarmaster and Cape Winemakers Guild member Pieter Ferreira has...
Last night a menu featuring ingredients like foie gras, calf’s liver and veal prepared by chef Jacques Erasmus of the recently opened Hemelhuijs restaurant in...
South African born, Switzerland based stockbroker Adrian Vanderspuy acquired Banhoek property Oldenburg in 2003 with the intention of making a Cabernet Sauvingon at least as...
Last night a meeting of our social tasting group, the theme of the evening Chardonnay. Two flights, the first featuring unwooded examples, the second wooded....
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