Highlights: Wolf & Woman Chenin Blanc 2020 Swartland, South Africa
It’s amazing how many serious expressions of Chenin are coming out of the Swartland these days. I know the scene
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Chenin Blanc
The different faces of South African Chenin Blanc
Of all the grape varieties grown in the Cape, it’s Chenin Blanc that perhaps has the strongest claim to be
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Highlights: Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet Chenin ‘Le Clocher’ 2018 Touraine Amboise, Loire
Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet is Jean Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet, who jointly took over Bonnigal’s fourth-generation family domaine in Amboise together
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Highlights: Alheit Vineyards Fire By Night 2018
Chris Alheit is one of South Africa’s top winemakers and old vine rescuers, working closely with the Old Vine Project
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Highlights: François Saint-Lô Les Fontennelles 2016 Saumur, Loire
I visited François Saint-Lô on my Loire Valley trip with the Grape Witches a couple of years ago. He’s a
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Highlights: Carinus Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Carinus Family Wines Polkadraai Chenin Blanc 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. This is brilliant. Carinus are a new producer and
Read moreHighlights : Nicolas Joly 2016 Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is a 7ha monopole and a French AOC in its own right, one of
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Beaumont: top wines from Bot River, South Africa
Sebastien Beaumont is making some impressive wines from his family farm in Bot River, including Hope Marguerite, a stunning Chenin
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