Rijk’s in Tulbagh is increasingly dedicated to Chenin Blanc when it comes to whites and Pinotage and Shiraz when it comes to reds but quite a few other wines have featured in the range in the past. Last night, Rijk’s Fascination 2006, a blend of … [Read more...]
Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition 2012 winners
August 31, 2012 by 7 Comments
The official list of winners of the 16th annual Absa Top 10 competition is as follows: Altydgedacht 2011 Diemersdal 2011 Durbanville Hills Rhinofields 2011 Painted Wolf Guillermo 2009 Rijks Private Cellar 2008 Simonsig Redhill 2010 Spier … [Read more...]
Le Soula Blanc 2006
February 8, 2011 by 3 Comments
A once-off social tasting with friends at the end of last year seems to be turning into a regular wine club, working title “The Bald and the Beautiful”. I’ve belonged to three tasting groups previously, all now defunct on the basis that while … [Read more...]
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
October 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Auctions are theoretically the best way of establishing the true market value of whatever is up for sale so what to make of turnover at the 26th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction completed on Saturday coming in at R3 867 200, down 25% on 2009, … [Read more...]
Topical pic: Rijk’s wins Harold Eedes Chenin Blanc Trophy
May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
At this year's Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, the Chenin Blanc Trophy was for the first time named after my late dad Harold Eedes, who founded WINE magazine in October 1993. On the right of this picture is Pierre Wahl of Rijk's Private Cellar in … [Read more...]
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