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Category: Cultivar

Time Manner Place – Flagstone’s Ethereal Salute to South African Vinification
3 weeks ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Flagstone Wines

Time Manner Place – Flagstone’s Ethereal Salute to South African Vinification

Simply put, Flagstone’s Time Manner Place is Pinotage decadence. A result of obsessive winemaking and characterised by its ravishing fruit, […]

Tesselaarsdal Chardonnay 2019 | Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge – Maiden Release
4 weeks ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chardonnay

Tesselaarsdal Chardonnay 2019 | Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge – Maiden Release

After five gloriuos vintages of Tesselaarsdal Pinot noir, Chardonnay has been added to production, an amazing fresh Chardonnay 2019 matured […]

Blaauwklippen Brings Signature Zinfandel Wine New Gin Range
4 weeks ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Blaauwklippen Vineyards

Blaauwklippen Brings Signature Zinfandel Wine New Gin Range

Blaauwklippen heritage estate in Stellenbosch is launching a unique twist on craft gin with South Africa’s first Zinfandel-infused gin – […]

Be The Sparkle With Sparklehorse
4 weeks ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Be The Sparkle With Sparklehorse

There is nothing better than hearing the cork pop out of your favourite bottle of bubbly, especially when the weather […]

Christmas Gift Guide: Richland Rum
4 weeks ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Region

Christmas Gift Guide: Richland Rum

What’s Christmas without rum? Forget the punch or rum in the pudding, those in the know will be lifting a […]

Flagstone Poetry In Motion
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Flagstone Poetry In Motion

  Flagstone introduces Pinotage and Chenin Blanc varietals to the 2019 vintage of the Poetry Range. These two new proudly […]

Elgin Chardonnay Colloquium 2019
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chardonnay

Elgin Chardonnay Colloquium 2019

Elgin recently celebrated their fourth annual Chardonnay Colloquium at South Hill Vineyards – the perfect event for all Chardonnay enthusiasts. […]

Celebrate Pinot Noir With Bouchard Finlayson Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir Celebration
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Bouchard Finlayson

Celebrate Pinot Noir With Bouchard Finlayson Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir Celebration

Bouchard Finlayson will once again join its neighbouring wine estates in the Hemel-en-Aarde to present the 7th annual Pinot Noir […]

Welcome The Sun This Season With Van Loveren’s Awesome Perlé-And-Prawn Combo
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Pinot Grigio

Welcome The Sun This Season With Van Loveren’s Awesome Perlé-And-Prawn Combo

When the sun beats down and the cool water’s calling, you know just one drink will do: Perlé de Jean. […]

De Krans Free Run Chenin Blanc – A Summer Celebration
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

De Krans Free Run Chenin Blanc – A Summer Celebration

With Summer in full bloom the De Krans Free Run Chenin Blanc 2019 is the perfect celebration of the warmer […]

Bouchard Finlayson Releases 2017 Vintage of Hannibal
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Bouchard Finlayson

Bouchard Finlayson Releases 2017 Vintage of Hannibal

Hannibal, Bouchard Finlayson’s iconic Italian red blend, created a stir when Peter Finlayson released the first vintage 18 years ago. […]

Van Loveren’s Christina Pinotage Trousseau 2017 – the epitome of South African heritage
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Pinot Noir

Van Loveren’s Christina Pinotage Trousseau 2017 – the epitome of South African heritage

Not only does September bring with it warmer weather, but on 24 September we as South Africans celebrate our heritage. […]

Middelvlei Free-Run Pinotage 2018 – Celebrating South Africa’s Heritage
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Middelvlei Wine Estate

Middelvlei Free-Run Pinotage 2018 – Celebrating South Africa’s Heritage

Pinotage, a varietal unique to South Africa, is the perfect red wine to raise a glass to South Africa’s heritage […]

Contemporary New Look for Blaauwklippen’s Pioneering Zinfandel
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Blaauwklippen Vineyards

Contemporary New Look for Blaauwklippen’s Pioneering Zinfandel

HISTORIC Stellenbosch wine estate Blaauwklippen has unveiled stylish new labels for their signature Zinfandel red and white wines, honouring the […]

Savour The Good Life With New Skyline Late Harvest
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Savour The Good Life With New Skyline Late Harvest

Attention, wine-lovers. There’s a new kid on the block and it’s going to be big. Skyline Late Harvest is a […]

Uncorking the Krone Kaaimansgat Blanc de Blancs 2016
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Krone MCC

Uncorking the Krone Kaaimansgat Blanc de Blancs 2016

A Single-Vineyard Terroir-Specific Vintage Cuvée Rooted in Time and Place Krone, home to vintage-only, handcrafted Méthode Cap Classique, on the […]

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