Leeu Passant Cabernet Franc fetches top price at CWG Auction
FROM A SINGLE, east-facing vineyard in Franschhoek, planted around the time that Leeu Passant was founded just 10 years ago, “this is the first release of this stunning and classy […]
Tim Atkin MW vs Greg Sherwood MW vs Christian Eedes vs …
[spacer height=”20px” id=”2″]WHO HASN’T seen one of those wine bottle stickers denoting a Tim Atkin rating or award! The assessments by this British Master of Wine are conducted with full […]
Swartland winelands checklist 2022: where to go, what to go for
IT’S ARGUABLE THAT you can’t really call this a wine route. Many of the top cellars operate quite independently, many require you to make an appointment in advance of […]
None of Platter’s 28 ‘Wines of the Year’ from their ‘Winery of the Year’?
IN THE 2021 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide, the number of 5 Star laureates runs to 210 – in the 2020 edition there were 125, a year before […]
Strauss & Co fine wine auction both confirming and confounding
FOR THE MOST PART, the results of Strauss & Co’s ‘Rhône-themed’ fine wine online auction conducted in collaboration with the merchants Wine Cellar and sommelier Higgo Jacobs from 6 to […]
