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South Africa's top 20
Winewriters,
judges, sommeliers and retailers vote on the
Cape's 20 best wineries, the best wines, values,
etc |
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Yukky blamph and dead
fruit With the help of Jancis Robinson and some
Australian gurus we try to answer a reader's
questions about the horrors of over-ripeness in
wine |
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Rating (real)
riesling There is less riesling made in the Cape than
there used to be - but standards of quality and
value-for-money are high. Tim James reports on a
gratifying tasting. |
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The sceptical wine-lover's
alphabet |
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The Italian touch
Cathy
van Zyl investigates an emerging Italian
influence in the Cape (and gets a transplanted
Italian and an Italianophile to taste what is on
offer) |
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Up my nose Bernhard
Veller, owner-winemaker of Nitida, is upset by
the negativism of (mostly) wine-critics |
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Three generations
Following its first democratic elections, South Africa in the mid 1990s
turned from pariah to international favourite. Its wine industry
simultaneously began to undergo momentous change and dynamic growth - so
rapidly that winemakers nearing retirement and those just starting out have
experienced very different industries. A wonderful opportunity for Angela
Lloyd to capture the views of three active generations on a range of
industry topics. |
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Cape cult? Jenny
Ratcliffe looks at the differences between cult
and icon wines, and ponders the chances of South
Africa producing wines for these rarefied
categories. |
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Vivent les garagistes!
From cultists to professionals and amateur
hobbyists, garagistes are a significant presence
in California, Bordeaux and the Cape. As Ingrid
Motteux discovered, if the name covers various
identities, all share an overriding passion to
make wine. |
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Emails from the
roasted slope Winemaker Chris Mullineux, having made
his first harvest at Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards,
found work in Côte Rôtie. His emailed letters to
friends and family back home make great reading. |
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The Widow's sour grapes |
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