Ernie Els - more than a golfer - JancisRobinson.com

Celebrities tend to put their names on wine labels in the twilight of their careers but golfer Ernie Els who won the World Matchplay Championship yesterday is obviously in his prime and, even more unusually, the wines which carry his name tend to be superlative by any standards.

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