Tag Archives: Myburgh

No Rubicon from 2019! Instead a lighter ‘Meerlust Red’ at half the price

WHO ELSE among the top estates in South Africa would sometimes choose not to make their flagship wine, to skip a vintage in years when the quality or style isn’t quite as expected by the producer? At some wineries, when Mother Nature plays up or things go awry in the vineyard or cellar, they might try to explain it away

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Untrellised, unirrigated, ‘unbridled’ Pinotage another bargain from M·A·N

IT’S UNFORTUNATE that Lievland Vineyards, also home of M·A·N Family Wines, is closed to the public. For the time being, that is. The renovations underway at this Stellenbosch property in the foothills of the Simonsberg might be completed in time for the 2020 festive season, but it could take until sometime in 2021 before wine lovers can visit the tasting

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