The celebrated Stellenbosch winery that spearheaded a Pinotage revolution in 1994 by releasing South Africa’s very first Cape Blend is once again among the champions of this year’s Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition – the judges panel included among its final Top Five, the winery’s Frans Malan 2017. Simonsig Wine Estate was also named among this…
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{wine} Glen Carlou’s Collection White Blend 2020 – a showcase of Cape grapes
White wine blends – in my books, the true unsung gift of our vineyards. Proudly introducing Glen Carlou‘s Collection White Blend 2020 – the bottle that pays a beautiful homage to the delicious complexity of white blends, and a pure showcase of our Cape grapes. Introduction Nowhere as much talked about or as popular as…
{wine} Last of the summer wine: Bouchard Finlayson’s most beloved sippers
The seasonality of Bouchard Finlayson‘s range of white wines will undoubtedly carry the carefree remnants of summer through into autumn, and well into the warm fireplace evenings of winter. Introduction The Hemel-en-Aarde Valley lies like an unexplored vineyard of dreams in front of me. Only recently starting to venture into the cooler climate Elgin wines,…
{wine} Welcome summer with Welgegund Heritage Wines
If you’re serious about wine, like me, you will most certainly have seasonal favourites. I’m nostalgically packing away my voluptuous, moody reds and soul-warming, hearty whites for another year until next winter, and excitedly making space for my summer staples in promising shades of bright red, pink and white. This summer I’ve made new friends:…