Buying guide: Merlot
Merlot is the most widely planted variety in Bordeaux, especially celebrated for the role it plays in the great wines of St-Émilion and Pomerol.
Published on: 22 Feb 10
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Buying guide: Guala Closures Chenin Blanc Challenge
Chenin Blanc is probably the world’s most versatile grape variety, capable of producing wines in all manner of styles and at all levels of the market.
Published on: 01 Jan 10
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Buying guide: Red Blends
Blending involves the combination of varieties with different but complementary characteristics to achieve greater complexity.
Published on: 23 Dec 09
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Buying guide: Nedbank Green Wine Awards
For the inaugural Nedbank Green Wine Awards, producers were asked to submit wine from organically grown grapes, a condition of entry being that submissions be accompanied by valid certification, such as that issued by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS).
Published on: 16 Nov 09
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Sauvignon Blanc Top 10
Sauvignon Blanc possesses purity of fruit and lively acidity. It is the perfect aperitif but is also unobtrusive and refreshing when served with food, ideally suited to lighter, healthier meals.
Published on: 20 Oct 09
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Buying guide: Cap Classique Challenge
Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) is the South African term to describe sparkling wines made by undergoing a secondary fermentation in bottle, the method traditionally associated with the Champagne region in France.
Published on: 01 Oct 09
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Buying guide: Shiraz Challenge
When it comes to Shiraz, two broad styles can be discerned, the first the overtly aromatic, medium bodied, but densely structured wines typical of France’s Rhône and the second being the darkly coloured, full-fruited wines made according to South Australia’s Barossa Valley template.
Published on: 01 Sep 09
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Shiraz Challenge 2009 luncheon 
All is revealed... During judging of this year’s WINE magazine Shiraz Challenge, two very different wines emerged as frontrunners for overall honours resulting in a massive debate amongst panel members as to which was most worthy. Here are the two wines.
Published on: 19 Aug 09
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Buying guide: Bordeaux-style red blends
The Bordeaux region in the southwest of France is famous for its red blends, the best of which have the ability to mature with benefit with years of bottle ageing. The two grape varieties that feature most prominently are austere Cabernet Sauvignon and fleshy Merlot, although Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot also play a role.
Published on: 05 Aug 09
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Buying guide: Sweet wines
Though Natural Sweet, Noble Late Harvest and Vin de Paille (straw wine) are all styles of sweet wine, their respective methods of production differ significantly.
Published on: 01 Jul 09
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