THE WINE is “herbaceous” and a whole lot more according to the judges who liked it so much that a trophy was awarded to the producers Villiera for best wooded Sauvignon Blanc on show – the international Concours Mondial du Sauvignon 2023, a competition based in Brussels, with the tasting panels gathered in Franschhoek (the first time outside Europe in
Read moreA MAGICAL place. At the end of a dirt track, up against one of the Hawequa mountains. Rustic, at one with nature, farm animals, oak trees, metal sculpture of a maiden, gurgling stream and a rock pool, spirits aplenty and some secrets no doubt… The Upland Organic Estate is where the first school in Wellington was located a couple
Read moreMANY WINE lovers can remember when not that long ago most of the big-name Chardonnays from the top white wine cellars in South Africa (and elsewhere) smacked of oak. Heavily wooded Chardonnay became a turn-off, and an increasing number of both casual as well as serious wine consumers preferred wines that hadn’t seen the inside of a barrel when it comes
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