Issue 51 of World of Fine Wine had a look at the Cape’s White Blends and deems them worthy of their status. This British publication had an in depth look at the white wine industry and producers in the Western Cape. We’ll leave you with a copy below to enjoy with a glass of good wine.…
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Tim James has a yearly questionnaire that he sends out to wine journalists, sommeliers and retailers in South Africa and overseas. The list comprised of 27 these connoisseurs who had to provide a list of their top 20 producers and their recommendation of the top 5 out of these 20. Out of all the recommendations a…
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Vinum is an European magazine from Switzerland that offers reviews, news & editorials to those in Germany, Switzerland, Spain & France. Articles are written by 15 freelance writers that rates & scores wines on their 20-point scale. Vinum’s 20-point wine-scoring scale: 20 – Unbeatable (unerreicht) 19 – First class (einsame klasse) 18 – Outstanding (hervorragend) 17…
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It’s about time that South Africa’s white blends are compared to their international rivals. In a recent post from winecellar.co.za South Africa’s white blends were discussed and we thought we’d share this with you in this post. Below are some excerpts from this article. You can read the full article here. ‘We firmly believe that…
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We could not have hoped for a better start to launching a new project and vintages than by enjoying wine with loved ones. Two weeks have passed already since the launch of our new project Paardebosch Wines and the new David vintages’ releases. At the tasting & light lunch we had at Paardebosch we also revealed…
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It has been some time since we wrote anything, but that does not mean nothing happened! On the contrary…. The last two years saw the birth of our two sons, Wilhelm Johann and Malan Jacobus Sadie. We moved back to the Swartland, where David grew up, to pursue our dreams of focusing on our own…
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