Articles
2012/02/22
Tracing Chenin Blanc back to its noble roots
Chenin Blanc has a long history. It's thought to have been established in the Anjou region of France as long ago as the ninth century and was...
2012/02/15
Every year, when we open magnificent bottles of wine from our private cellar to celebrate something, we are so happy that we have gone to the trouble ( and expense ) to mature some prize bottles in...
2012/02/14
Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut (Cinsaut was known as Hermitage in South Africa during that time,...
2012/02/04
Sijnn is the original Khoisan word for the Breede River. How precisely to pronounce it is moot, but co-owner David Trafford is happy if you say it like you would the more famous Seine that runs...
2012/01/28
Hopeful chenin (Article from www.wine.co.za)26 January 2012 by Tim James, Grape.co.za Cinderella and workhorse were favourite clichés to describe the roleof chenin blanc in the local wine...
2012/01/13
We just received some exciting new wines from France. All the available wines is listed below. Come and visit us at one of our store for more information on these wines or order online here!...
2012/01/11
Wine Spectator considers the 2009 vintage the best after 2001. Chateau Guiraud 2009 obtains the best score in 1st position at their Sauternes 2009 tasting with 96 points.
2011/10/11
45 wines out of a total of 140 nominated have earned a rating of 5 Stars in Platter’s 2012 (compared to 58 out of 150 in the 2011 edition). Of these, 19 were red, 16 were white, six were unfortified...
2011/10/09
Top performing producer at the 2011 Veritas Awards is KWV with five double gold and nine gold medals – the most double gold and gold medals ever won by one cellar.There were 1 739 wines and brandies...
2011/09/10
Results of the Five Nations Wine Challenge between Argentina, Australia, Chile New Zealand and South Africa have been announced. This competition is an adaption of the Tri Nations Wine Challenge...
2011/08/29
Bordeaux is the most successful fine wine appellation in the world with leading brands such as Château Lafite and Mouton, household names. The Commanderie de Bordeaux is an association of over...
2011/05/24
During the first half of May, my partner and I paid a long overdue visit to France’ s Burgundy and Rhone regions.Part One – Burgundy.The weather was beautiful, with cool nights, and sunny 24̊C during...
