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South Africa’s most highly rated red wines in 2023 to date

08/2023 Mike Froud Leave a comment

FROM JANUARY to August 2023, the top panels of wine experts judged some 700 of South Africa’s finest to be at least high silver or gold medal standard. Of these, around 140 were considered 96 points or higher, Best in Class, Top 10 or 12, worthy of grand gold, platinum or master awards, trophy laureates, competition winners or Wines of

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SA Wine Ratings

South Africa’s niche wines deserving of attention outside mainstream categories – some better value than others

06/2014 Mike Froud Leave a comment

CHARLES BACK remembers well the first plantings of Viognier on his Fairview farm in Paarl back in the 1990s. Who knew then what would work where when it came to experimenting with grape varieties not widely planted in South Africa, if at all, but new or unusual is very appealing to winemakers looking for a USP, something exciting. And wow has