A rather rare, very unusual wine… Pilgrim Viura (Macabeo)
VIURA, also known as Macabeo, is a white wine grape that originated in Spain, where it is an important variety in the regions of Rioja and Catalonia – also widely […]
Trizanne and Kleine Zalze among big winners at Trophy Wine Show 2020
97/100 was the top score awarded at the 2020 edition of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. The wine: Shiraz, from grapes harvested near Elim, Cape Agulhas, a 2018 Reserve […]
Stark-Condé, Zevenwacht and Mulderbosch among standout Sauvignons
WHAT to take away from Winemag’s 2020 Prescient Report on South African Sauvignon Blanc… For starters, editor Christian Eedes and fellow tasting panel members Roland Peens as well as James […]
Two winners each for Alvi’s Drift and Stellenrust in Chenin Challenge
WHAT a lovely line-up of champions in the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge. Not one from a cellar in the Swartland, Bot River or Paarl in 2020… But hey, […]
Stellenbosch Steen op Hout delivers good-value, ‘light’ drinking pleasure
MULDERBOSCH was a pioneer of wooded Chenin Blanc in South Africa. The style quickly gained a following and today many, if not most of the leading wines from this variety […]
