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Lledoner Pelut is thought to be a mutation of Grenache, the difference in the variant form being that the underside of the leaves is downier,...
The Crystallum project sees winemaker Peter-Allan Finlayson specialising in the Burgundian varieties, the range underpinned by two multi-origin bottlings, these being The Agnes Chardonnay and...
Klein Amoskuil is the Swartland farm owned by Charles Back where the Spice Route wine brand began in 1998. More recently, some significant developments have...
The excellent Patatsfontien Chenin Blanc as made by Reenen Borman from Montagu grapes (see review of 2022 here) has always had a sibling wine in...
Wade Bales, a wine merchant and négociant for the past 30 years, believes strongly in the power of wine regionality as a marketing tool. After...
Bot River property Gabriëlskloof has 66ha of vineyard planted to 12 different varieties and winemaker Peter-Allan Finlayson says deciding on how many tiers of wine...
Swartland-based Samantha Suddons has just released a new set of her wines, these all made according to the new wave mantra of low intervention and...
Onskuld Chardonnay from Draaiboek Wines continues to make waves, grapes from Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, winemaking by Stephanie Wiid (also of Thistle & Weed). While I acknowledge...
Whereas Oude Nektar Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the highest block on the Jonkershoek Valley property that supplies Stark-Condé at 500m above sea level, the Cab...
Boschkloof Syrah 2021Price: R270From various vineyards planted to clones SH21 and SH99. Approximately 15% whole-bunch fermentation. Matured for 14 months in barrel, 10% new. Alluring...
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