You say Chenin, we say Steen
How a cool northerly variety became the Cape's most terroir-focused white grape.
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Cape Mentelle 40th Anniversary International Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting: Ten times the fun
Margaret Rand tastes ten top global Cabernet Sauvignons.
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Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage: Old-vine, dry-farmed; something special
Anthony Rose reports from the first-ever UK vertical of Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage, a wine that has helped rescue the…
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Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 1981–2021: A true expression of heaven on earth
Comparisons with Burgundy are unnecessary for the wines of Hamilton Russell, says Sarah Marsh MW. These “exceptionally good” Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot…
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Rack of lamb with chakalaka: At the table
Joanna Simon finds the right wines to go with a new South African classic dish of rack of lamb with…
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As fall advanced, I stood in a vineyard on the low slopes of the Paardeberg, a sprawling granitic mass rising…
ByWhat next will be new out of Africa
The Oxford Companion to Wine ventures a trenchant opinion on the quality of wine possible from “the dull Colombard grape”…
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South Africa’s drought-stricken 2018 harvest: Suffering vines, dead vines, and revenant vines
Three years of drought have had a devastating impact on the Cape’s winelands, culminating in a difficult 2018 vintage and…
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