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Finally… 2021 Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction results available at last

IT TOOK OVER six weeks following the CFRWA in Stellenbosch on 22 May 2021 for the final final results of the bidding to be released, addressing the confusion surrounding an earlier set of unaudited figures and a period during which some producers whose bottles and cases came under the hammer were not sure what their wines had sold for. See

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Platter’s 2017 guide points to seven of the Cape’s finest releases in 2016

APART FROM the obvious, what were the highlights of the 2016 awards for top-rated reds, whites and sweets in the 2017 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide? For starters, with most of the year’s major panel tastings by local and international wine authorities behind us, the following beauties stand out among the leading contenders for SA Wine of the Year overall:

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