New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
Radford Dale are producing some very smart wines at the moment. They are getting the style right (aiming for freshness
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South Africa
The wines of Doran Vineyards, Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
Website: https://www.doranvineyards.co.za/ These are affordable wines from the Voor Paardeberg in South Africa. Doran Vineyards was established in 2010. Doran
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Highlights: De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2023
Website: https://dewetshof.com/ De Wetshof, a winery in Robertson, are one of the unsung heroes of South African wine. They are
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The wines of Jocelyn Hogan, a top producer from South Africa
Jocelyn Hogan began her wine project in 2014. The wines have always been good but with the 2021 vintage they
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South Africa in England: we taste the inaugural gold medal winning vintage of Tidebrook Wines, from medieval Mousehall, the Jordan winery and distillery in Mayfield, East Sussex
Gary and Kathy Jordan are well known for their Stellenbosch winery. Back in 2018 they began their quest for the
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Highlights: Lourens Family Wines Lindi Carien 2022 Western Cape, South Africa
Found this wine on the shelf at the Kew branch of the excellent Good Wine Shop. After a walk on
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Sakkie Mouton: an exciting new producer from the Cape’s West Coast
Website: https://www.smfw.co.za/ Sakkie Mouton wanted to be a musician but he’s ended up making some thrilling wines from the West
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Boschendal, an important South African winery
Website: https://boschendal.com/ Boschendal is an important winery for South Africa, filling in that important space between big brand and boutique.
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Highlights: Thistle and Weed Chenin Blancs
Thistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families, established in 2015, and led by Etienne Terblanche
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Smiley/Silwervis/Terracura are back! One of South Africa’s most interesting wine projects returns
One of South Africa’s quirkiest and most interesting wine projects was Silwervis and Terracura, a two-branded winery born in the
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