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It’s the 1966 vintage of GS Cabernet that’s arguably South Africa’s most prized older wine, having wowed international commentators over the years but the 1968...
Beaumont in Bot River apparently bottled South Africa’s first single-variety Mourvèdre in 1999. The variety has a reputation for making rather wild wines but the...
The wards of Hemel-en-Aarde are, has been drilled into us, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir country, but André de Lange persists with one hectare of Cabernet...
In the wine world, it has become commonplace to blend complementary wine varietals to create a new wine with different characteristics. In Prescient’s world, the...
“Authenticity” with application to wine is difficult to elucidate – it’s often something sensed rather than rationally comprehended but Joostenberg in Paarl seems to achieve...
Of total wine sales by volume in 2021, South Africa exported 51% while 49% were local. Of those exports, 62.5% were bulk. Statistics obscure as...
The Wine Arc is a centre situated on the Agricultural Research Council’s Nietvoorbij campus in Stellenbosch providing a home for black-owned wine brands. Underwritten by...
Winemag.co.za exists both to celebrate South Africa’s best wines and as a forum where ideas can be exchanged and opposing arguments can be put forward...
Just astounding that Villa Esposto Chenin Blanc 2021 as made by Klawer Cellars using grapes from a 1982 Skurfberg vineyards grown by the celebrated Basie...
“Quality by design” is the guiding principle behind the top-end Eden High-Density Single Vineyard wines from Bruwer Raats – attention to detail applied at every...
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