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A rather rare, very unusual wine… Ayama Vermentino

10/2023 Mike Froud One comment

THE FIRST Vermentino vineyards planted in South Africa were on Ayama in the Voor-Paardeberg area in the north-eastern reaches of the Paarl wine district, close to the Swartland border. Taken from the Xhosa language, ‘Ayama’ means ‘someone to lean on’. There’s a leopard in the logo as a tribute to the few such cats that still roam on Paardeberg Mountain.

2023
Voor Paardeberg
Wine Types, Varieties, Styles

Rijk’s of Tulbagh makes it 7 out of 10 at Top 10 Pinotage competition showcase

08/2015 Mike Froud Leave a comment

THE HONOUR for most trophies won by a producer at the Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition since it began 19 years back (1997) is shared by Kanonkop of Stellenbosch and Rijk’s of Tulbagh at 10 each. However during the last 10 years of the shoot-out (2006 to 2015), the judges on the Top 10 tasting panels have awarded seven to Rijk’s, six to Windmeul