Highlights: Bizoe ‘Henriëtta’ 2020 Franschhoek, South Africa
Website: https://bizoe.co.za/ Franschhoek is a region with a particular talent for Semillon, and here it’s nicely married with its regular
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Highlights: Thelema Rabelais 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa
The Rabelais was originally the Thelema Cape Winemaker’s Guild red that we put in auction each year, says Thomas Webb.
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Highlights: Spioenkop Wines 1900 Queen Manthatisi 2018 Elgin, South Africa
Really liked this rather unusual white blend from Elgin winery Spioenkop. Spioenkop Wines 1900 Queen Manthatisi 2018 Elgin, South Africa13.5%
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Highlights: Vulpes The Cape Fox Chenin Blanc 2022 Swartland, South Africa
This is a new project from winemaker Nuschka de Vos. Her start in the wine industry was a good one:
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Tasting the wines of Gabrielskloof and Crystallum, with Peter-Allan Finlayson
Websites: https://www.crystallumwines.com/ https://gabrielskloof.co.za/ Earlier this week I stopped at Gabrielskloof in Bot River, South Africa, for a tasting with Peter-Allan
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Restaurants: Rubens, Franschhoek, South Africa
Website: https://www.reubens.co.za/ Franschhoek, in South Africa’s Western Cape, is a beautiful destination. With mountains every way you look, this valley
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The wines of Kershaw: a champion of single-site and even single-clone wines from Elgin, South Africa
Website: https://www.kershawwines.com/ Richard Kershaw is a British ex-pat and MW who has been making his own wines out of Elgin
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Highlights: two Cap Classiques from Pieter Ferreira
Pieter Ferreira is so well known for his work at Graham Beck, and for promoting the whole category of Cap
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Storm Wines: one of South Africa’s most exciting producers, based in Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa
Website: https://www.stormwines.co.za/ Hannes Storm was the winemaker at Hamilton Russell for 13 years (with 12 vintages under his belt), so
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A Sijnn retrospective: tasting the past and present of this remarkable vineyard in Malgas, South Africa
Website: https://www.sijnn.co.za/ This was a tasting and lunch to celebrate 20 years of Sijnn (pronounced ‘sane’), a vineyard located in
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