TOKARA’s fastidious attention to cabernet sauvignon spanning nearly two decades has brought rich rewards to this acclaimed Stellenbosch wine estate, with a Double Gold in the 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge, yet another international accolade for its flagship red. The award winning TOKARA Director’s …
Overhex Wines International is geen vreemdeling wanneer dit by toekennings en pryse kom nie. Sy Survivor Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (bo), deel van sy gewilde Swartlandse wynreeks, het koning gekraai op die 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge deur met ‘n dubbelgoud beloon te word. ’n Ander wynmakery wat gereel …
France is the most visited country on earth, according to statistics, with over 80 million tourists every year. And they expect this figure to hit 100 million by 2020! One understands why once you’ve been to this neck of the European woods. It’s about the country’s rich cultural heritage and history …
Die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf is mededingend en uitdagend. Dis ’n bedryf wat net die beste vereis vir deelnemers om bo uit te kom, wat deelnemers uitdaag om sake-uitdagings te balanseer met die strategiese bestuur en bemarking van produkte wat swaar steun op Moeder Natuur. Sukses vereis vaardigheid, …
The sea imbues the French town of St-Malo with what locals describe as “a salty side” that’s not only present in its culture and regional dishes, but also its wine. Europe’s highest tides sneak up on tourists in St-Malo, lapping against medieval granite ramparts and onto salty pavements, but Malouin …
Inskrywings is nou oop vir Veritas se 2018- Jong Wynskrywerskompetisie. Hierdie kompetisie, aangebied deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Wynskouvereniging (SANWSV), is daarop gemik om opwindende nuwe stemme in die wynbedryf te identifiseer. Verder bied dit ʼn geleentheid vir die wynbedryf om met die …
A bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti wine fetched a record-smashing $558,000 (£424,000) at an auction held at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday, which saw two bottles break the previous record. The final price, including taxes and commissions, was 17 times the auction house’s $32,000 upper estimate for th …
“Die verhoogte fokus op Suid-Afrika se ou wingerde het ’n ongekende belangstelling onder wynkenners regoor die wêreld tot gevolg, asook in die land se wyn-erfenis en die bedryf self. Die wyne wat gemaak word van druiwe afkomstig uit hierdie erfenis-wingerde wys oor en oor hul slag,” volgens André Mo …
If wine tasted only like flowers and fruit, it wouldn’t be as awesome as it is. See the most bizarre wine flavors below and find out what wines have them. Walnut An aroma commonly found in aged Madeira wines, particularly Malmsey and Bual. Banana An aroma that comes from a winemaking process called …
En daar doen De Krans dit toe weer! Hierdie keer is dit die gesaghebbende Veritas-kompetisie wat Suid-Afrika se voorste portprodusent lof toegeswaai het met die toekenning van ’n dubbelgoue medalje aan De Krans se Cape Vintage Reserve 2015. De Krans se Reserve-reeks is beslis portwyne om dop te hou …
Having just spent time in Burgundy, France, sampling some of their superb pinot noir offerings, I decided to find out more about one of the “parents” of our very own pinotage. And then I discovered this interesting article on pinot. Pinot is a little bit misunderstood. Recent findings have shown tha …
Eindig ’n vonkelende jaar met ’n fees vol vonkel! Franschhoek se jaarlikse Cap Classique & Champagne-fees, The Magic of Bubbles, is ’n hoogtepunt op elke jaar se sosiale kalender en word vanjaar op 1 en 2 Desember in hierdie bekende Bolandse dorp aangebied. Dis ’n fees waar stylvole klere gekom …
Chenin blanc has certainly come a very long way since the days of it being regarded as South Africa’s “work horse” wine grape variety and many producers have turned it into a true thoroughbred to be proud of. One of these is Anthonij Rupert Wyne in the Franschhoek Wine Valley. And to prove the estat …
Kort op die hakke van lofbetuigings uit die pen van die bekende Britse wynkenner, Tim Atkin, het De Krans se Cape Vintage Reserve van sowel die 2015- as die 2016-oesjaar weer eens beïndruk. Hierdie keer het elkeen ’n Platinum-toekenning los geslaan op die 2018- Michelangelo International Wine Awards …
Vondeling Wines, the conservation champion wine farm in the heart of Voor-Paardeberg, snatched the JF Hillebrand Trophy awarded to the Top Scoring Pinotage for their Bowwood Pinotage 2015 at the annual Michelangelo International Wine Awards. Vondeling also scooped no less than three gold medals for …
Somer en witwyn het sinoniem geword met lekker tye, en die bekendstelling van die Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 2018 gaan beslis daartoe bydra dat wynliefhebbers die komende somer meer geniet, veral as mens in ag neem hoeveel mense somer ook sinoniem gemaak het met slaai. As jy jouself in die kombuis …
The country of Georgia has produced wine for more than 8,000 vintages! While spending a recent week there, it was easy to see how deeply embedded wine is in the nation’s culture. More than 500 native grape varieties exist and their production methodologies are distinct. At first blush, that makes it …
Somer en witwyn het sinoniem geword met lekker tye, en die bekendstelling van die Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 2018 gaan beslis daartoe bydra dat wynliefhebbers die komende somer meer geniet. Anne van Heerden, die wynmaker op Paul Cluver Wines, en die landgoed se keldermeester, Andries Burger, glo al …
Illustrating the ability of South African wineries to produce wines of true structure, while also highlighting the challenges of New World pinot noir, only a dozen of the 36 wines entered for the second Winemag Pinot Noir Report, in conjunction with Tonnelliere Saint Martin, scored 90/100 or more. T …
’n Besonderse keurspel van skaars oesjaarwyne van top Suid-Afrikaanse, Franse, Duitse en Italiaanse kelders is op die spel by Steenberg se Vinoteque-wynveiling, ’n aanlynveiling wat van 10 Oktober af oor vyf weke aangebied word. Die 180 lotte verskil in grootte van enkele bottels wyn tot kiste van 6 …
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