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South Africa’s most-raved-about wines in 2020 – every one a champion

12/2020 Mike Froud 2 comments

THESE ARE the South African wines most highly rated in 2020, contenders for the title of SA Wine of the Year! Or should that be Winery of the Year, or Winemaker of the Year? Clearly some reviews count more than others. On the other hand, it says a lot when a wine wows more than one panel of experts

2020
Banghoek
Bot River
Calitzdorp
Cederberg
Constantia
Durbanville
Elgin
Elim
Franschhoek
Helderberg
Helshoogte
Jonkershoek
Paarl
Plettenberg Bay
SA Wine Producers
SA Wine Ratings
Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Tulbagh
Wine Routes
Worcester

Newstead’s Cap Classique triumph no fluke – whatever name it goes by

11/2020 Mike Froud Leave a comment

“THE WINE stood out for its absolute harmony – spectacular citrus purity with intricate biscuity etchings. Truly pristine” – 2020 Cap Classique Challenge judging convenor Heidi Duminy describing the competition winner Newstead Brut 2015 from Plett. Although, when the Challenge results were announced the name of this champion South African sparkling wine was given as Newstead Blanc de Blancs 2015,