Prior to Concours Mondial du Sauvignon held in Blois last week, secretary of the Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group Pieter de Waal and I spent 48 hours in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. We visited with a number of leading producers including Benjamin … [Read more...]
Overview of the global Sauvignon Blanc market
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Did you know that South Africa has the fourth largest plantings of Sauvignon Blanc in the world? Our 9 645ha at the end of 2011 amounts to 10% of global plantings behind France (30%), New Zealand (17%) and Chile (13%). In France, it’s the third … [Read more...]
Ugly ducklings, swans and Chenin Blanc
October 12, 2012 by 2 Comments
“Is it really possible to sell Chenin at R195 a bottle?” asked Tinus Els, cellarmaster of L’Avenir of Wendy Appelbaum, owner of DeMorgenzon at the “Summer Chenin Showcase” put on by the Chenin Blanc Association yesterday. 22 wines in a … [Read more...]
2013 Ultra Liquors Best Value Wine Guide: CE’s top wines
August 28, 2012 by 3 Comments
The 2013 edition of the Best Value Wine Guide sponsored by Ultra Liquors is now available. In order to be included in the book, wines must firstly sell for not more than R80 a bottle and then had to receive a rating of 2½ Stars or better on being … [Read more...]
Wine on the web
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From the May issue of GQ: The internet has made it easier than ever before to discover wine. Traditional print media necessarily saw the gathering and dissemination of wine information in the hands of the few – a small group of self-appointed … [Read more...]
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012: Brian Croser on vineyard management
May 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
“The spectre of leaf-roll virus hangs over everything,” says Brian Croser, innovator in the Australian wine industry for 35 years and international judge at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show in 2004, 2009 and again this year. “The impact is part … [Read more...]
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