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Jancis makes a suggestion. A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. See also South Africa’s star – Chenin Blanc in which the many Cape Chenins...
Jancis Robinson
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South Africa's star – Chenin Blanc
The many Cape Chenins and Chenin blends shown at a big South African tasting in London in May reviewed. Tertius Boshoff of Stellenrust (above) brought five of them. See also...
Jancis Robinson
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See recent tasting notes on the latest crop of...
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See also South Africa's old-vine marvels and South Africa at a crossroads. Jancis writes The image above gives a rather...
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See also New Wave South Africa – latest crop and South Africa at a crossroads.
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5 August 2017 Thanks to a few generous recent contributions the fund is now oversubscribed which is great news. And...
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Five years ago Kathy Jordan of Jordan Wine Estate in Stellenbosch (pictured here) launched a two-fold wine mentoring programme aimed...
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Psychiatrist Olga Antoniadou was a popular, highly commended entrant in our recent wine writing competition. Here she profiles a hero...
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Jancis writes Young Shi is my representative in China and, as a hard-working MW student, commutes between the UK, Shanghai...
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Martin Day, our 25th writing-competition entrant, began his journey into wine in 1996 when, as a 22 year old, he...
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9 November We have just heard from the organisers of this worthwhile initiative. Christie van der Heijden of PIWOSA reports...
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See also Richard on South African Shiraz and Syrah, and our South African assemblage republished free today. In February, Erica...
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