Man shapes the environment but does the environment shape man? Vilafonté is the joint venture between Mike Ratcliffe of Warwick in Stellenbosch and eminent US wine personalities Phil Freese and Zelma Long. First bottling was 2003 and I’ve … [Read more...]
Vilafonté Series C 2009
July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Vilafonté is a joint venture between Mike Ratcliffe of Warwick in Stellenbosch and American husband and wife Phil Freese and Zelma Long, Phil an accomplished viticulturist and Zelma equally skilled as a winemaker. The property is in the … [Read more...]
Warwick Chardonnay 1998
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday a tasting of soon-to-be released wines from Stellenbosch winery Warwick. The Chardonnay 2009 is looking particularly good, with a rich core of fruit but also some interesting secondary flavours. Grapes come predominantly from a vineyard … [Read more...]
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