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Category: Cultivar

Journey’s End Vineyards Honoured With A Pinnacle 5-Star Rating In The 2021 Platter’s South African Wine Guide
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Journey’s End Vineyards

Journey’s End Vineyards Honoured With A Pinnacle 5-Star Rating In The 2021 Platter’s South African Wine Guide

For Their Cape Doctor 2015 Bordeaux-Style Blend Journey’s End, the boutique winery and vineyard, owned by the Gabb family, and […]

Durbanville Hills Launches Spectacular Demi-Sec Sparkling Wine
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Demi-Sec

Durbanville Hills Launches Spectacular Demi-Sec Sparkling Wine

The city is sparkling with the latest edition to the Durbanville Hills Sparkling Wine portfolio. The slightly sweeter Honeysuckle Demi-Sec […]

Nicolas Feuillatte Champagnes For The Festive Season
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Champagne

Nicolas Feuillatte Champagnes For The Festive Season

Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne, the number one selling Champagne in France and the third biggest-selling Champagne brand in the world, have […]

Krone MCC | Celebrate the Vintage
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Krone MCC

Krone MCC | Celebrate the Vintage

Just released Krone’s collection of 2019 Vintage-Only Cap Classiques Rooted. In time, in history, in the very soils we call […]

Champagne Bollinger…Absolutely Fabulous
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Bollinger

Champagne Bollinger…Absolutely Fabulous

  Champagne Bollinger is one of the world’s most revered Houses producing outstanding Champagnes with character, distinguished by elegance and […]

Raise A Toast To Groote Post’s New Brut Cap Classique
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Groote Post Vineyards

Raise A Toast To Groote Post’s New Brut Cap Classique

Groote Post, the historic wine farm in the Darling Hills owned by the Pentz family has released a new Brut […]

Taste The Stars With Quoin Rock’s New Release Blanc de Blanc 2009
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chardonnay

Taste The Stars With Quoin Rock’s New Release Blanc de Blanc 2009

The Stellenbosch based wine estate, Quoin Rock has just released their maiden vintage, limited edition Blanc de Blanc 2009 Méthode […]

Unveiling the 2019 Vintages of Welgegund Heritage Wines
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Unveiling the 2019 Vintages of Welgegund Heritage Wines

CHENIN BLANC, CINSAULT AND GRENACHE NOIR A Trio of Distinctively Packaged Highly Rated Limited Releases from Low-Yielding Dryland Vines   […]

Cinsaut Rosé 2020 – A Rosé Like No Other
2 months ago 1 Comment by Sharese Hunt Cinsaut

Cinsaut Rosé 2020 – A Rosé Like No Other

Summer’s in full swing, which brings with it long lazy days. Sunset gatherings, socialising with friends at a braai  or […]

Celebrate life with Van Loveren’s stylish new zero-alcohol sparkling wine
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Non-alcoholic Sparkling Wine

Celebrate life with Van Loveren’s stylish new zero-alcohol sparkling wine

Take your enjoyment of alcohol-free wine to the next level with new Absolute Zero sparkling wine – a range of […]

Durbanville Hills Chenin Blanc Yet Again A Top 10 Wine
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Durbanville Hills Chenin Blanc Yet Again A Top 10 Wine

The cool climate location of Durbanville Hills enables the crafting of magnificent Chenin Blanc, collecting awards with each vintage and […]

Collectors Reserve Pinotage Awarded Top 10 Accolade
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Durbanville Hills

Collectors Reserve Pinotage Awarded Top 10 Accolade

Pinotage is certainly one of the cultivars that requires a gentle touch and literally needs nurturing from the vine and […]

Elgin Vintners Brings Cool-Climate Elegance to Cool Canned Wine Trend with Fynbos Lite Premium Wines
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Elgin Vintners

Elgin Vintners Brings Cool-Climate Elegance to Cool Canned Wine Trend with Fynbos Lite Premium Wines

Elgin Vintners has joined the growing global trend for canned wine with the launch of Fynbos Lite, premium vintage red […]

Nederburg’s Two Centuries Cab Revamp Nets 5 Stars In Platter’s
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Cabernet Sauvignon

Nederburg’s Two Centuries Cab Revamp Nets 5 Stars In Platter’s

Nederburg’s first new-look and new-styled top-tier wine to reach the market has earned a five-star rating in the 2021 edition […]

It’s World Champagne Day So, Pop Open The Bollinger And Celebrate!
October 23, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Bollinger

It’s World Champagne Day So, Pop Open The Bollinger And Celebrate!

Today is World Champagne Day on, a special day when champagne lovers around the world raise a toast to the […]

Make Every Day A Skyline Day
October 18, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Make Every Day A Skyline Day

Skyline Late Harvest is a sleek, delicious and full-bodied wine that launched last year. It may no longer be the […]

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