Why Neetlingshof is well worth a visit.
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It's taken three decades but Danie Steytler and family have transformed Kaapzicht from unsung bulk wine producer to one of South Africa's top red wine cellars. Christian Eedes reports.
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Why a visit to Lourensford's tasting room is worth it.
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The success that Stellenbosch winery Kleine Zalze enjoys with Chenin Blanc suggests that the rehabilitation of this long downtrodden variety is almost complete. By Christian Eedes.
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Where to go and what to see when visiting the district of Tulbagh.
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First conceived in 2002, Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block has grown its red blend market share every year since.
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Cruising along the R45 towards Franschhoek for lunch at one of the town's excellent restaurants, there might seem little reason to dally, but that would be to miss out on the worthy destination that is Vrede en Lust, owned since 1996 by former information technology tycoon Dana Buys and family.
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A small farm in Wellington claims the Best White Wine and Best Wine Overall awards in the inaugural Nedbank Green Wines Awards.
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So important are ladybirds to Laibach’s organic practices that they are honoured on a wine label, with The Ladybird Red 2007 being named Best Red in the inaugural Nedbank Green Wine Awards. Jeanri-Tine van Zyl reports.
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I am going to stick my neck out and say it.
I think I have found my favourite tasting
room. At Hartenberg Estate, history,
elegance, fine wines, good service and
ambience are finely balanced to create a
very memorable experience.
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Kaapzicht Estate is one of those established family wine farms, having been in Steytler hands since 1946.
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Joanne Gibson pays a visit to the Best Environmental Practices winner of the Nedbank Green Wine Awards - Oak Valley.
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A visit to a former co-op can be a hitor-miss affair. You get bargain finds but
the overall cellar-door experience is often
somehow lacking.
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Boland Kelder outside Paarl has been
offering good-value wines to quaffers
since its inception in the late ’40s.
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Anglo American-owned Vergelegen needs
little introduction. It is big. It is old. It is
famous.
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A pioneer in Méthode Cap Classique, Simonsig still leads the pack when it comes to locally produced bubbly. This year its Kaapse Vonkel claims first – and second – position in the Amorim Cork Cap Classique Challenge. Jeanri-Tine van Zyl reports.
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Situated next to Vergelegen, Morgenster
shares the same beautiful surroundings,
with the Lourens River acting as a natural
border between the two farms.
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The wines of Tokara are enjoying a run of
success, and the striking cellar situated
opposite Delaire Graff Estate no doubt
evokes impressed nods from those who
have discovered the farm’s wines.
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After reopening in June this year
following an extensive revamp, Delaire
Graff Estate is making it into wine
conversations for more than just the high
turn-over in winemakers it’s had over
the last few years.
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An elevated site on Durbanville farm Diemersdal provided grapes for its Shiraz 2007, winner of the 2009 WINE magazine Shiraz Challenge. By Maryke Visagie.