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Closure
With cork increasingly questioned, and a range of alternatives
available, are Cape producers shifting to new ways of sealing their precious
bottles? Cathy van Zyl has been speaking to some of them about what they use
and why. |
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Fabulously satisfying
When Wilhelm Linde, former winemaker at Nuy, recently offered a tasting of
25 vintages of his Muscadel, an enthusiastic Melvyn Minnaar was there |
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New releases
From Constantia to Swartland, from riesling to a clutch of merlots: ratings
and full tasting notes |
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Origins
When winegrowers come to the Cape from different traditions, intent on
making fine, distinctive wines, do they relate to those traditions or to
what they find here – or is there no real conflict? Angela Lloyd visits
Ingwe and Vilafonte to find some answers. |
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That unique selling point
Looking at progress made with the idea of a Cape Blend, Mike Ratcliffe
thinks it a vital development – and pinotage an essential part of it |
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The highs and lows of alcohol
Are the high alcohol levels in today's blockbusters really a problem? (And
can the detractors really pick them out anyway?) Angela Lloyd reports on a
two-part tasting designed to provide some further evidence in this ongoing
debate. |
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Chardonnay un(cl)oaked
The category of unwooded chardonnays is growing – how seriously are
winemakers taking this style, and how seriously should we? Ingrid Motteux
looks into it. |
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The Widow's sour grapes |
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