Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir shines in Decanter panel-tasting
FOR THE December 2023 issue of Decanter Magazine in the UK, a panel comprising Masters of Wine Anne Krebiehl (chair), Justin Knock and Dirceu Vianna Junior assessed 134 Pinot Noirs […]
Alheit outguns other top young winemakers at Strauss auction
IT WAS ‘all’ about Alheit at Strauss & Co’s ‘Young Guns’ wine auction. Well, Crystallum got a look-in with their Pinot Noir, but otherwise the attention of the big spenders […]
April 22 Auction Highlights: Crystallum, Storm, Newton Johnson
AT THE SA fine wine auction by Strauss & Co on 3 April 2022, highlights of the sale focusing on three top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers in the Hemel-en-Aarde […]
2022 Bot River winelands checklist: where to go, what to go for
MORE OR LESS equidistant between Elgin and Caledon, the winelands of Bot River extend east of the Houw Hoek Pass and north of the villages Fisherhaven and Hawston on the […]
Top prices paid for Kirsten, Porseleinberg, Sugarland, Magnetic North …
IN THE WORDS of auctioneers Strauss & Co, reflecting on their September 2020 online sale of beauties produced by South African Young Guns: “Notable highlights from the fine-wine session included […]
Hemel-en-Aarde tops tasting of New World Pinot – Decanter, UK
THE PANEL tasting convenor: Decanter Magazine, United Kingdom. The focus: single-vineyard New World Pinot Noir. The judges: James Doidge (London-based importer), Roger Jones (UK restaurateur, wine critic, chef) and Master […]