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Waitrose spring 2026 recommendations
Great buys available in the UK and farther afield – including some naturally lower-alcohol wines. Above, left to right: Reon Richter, Leana Coetzee, Mari Branders, Juandre Bruwer – the core...
Andy Howard MW
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Drink more Chenin!
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
• 1 min read
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. 10 Nov 2009 See the spirited...
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The speed with which the character of the South African wine scene changed at the beginning of the post-apartheid era...
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Richard Hemming kicks off a week that will see quite a number of tasting notes on some of South Africa's...
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Look out for our forthcoming report on some of South Africa's exciting new wines. At last, the opportunity to combine...
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Written by Tim James. Pinot Noir was probably first planted in South Africa in the 1920s (the crossing with Cinsaut...
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1 Oct - We have just received the following update to the article below, first published a couple of years...
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From 55.56 Rand, £6.95, €7.47, $15.98 and 15.75 Swiss francs. Find this wine This week’s wine is available in the...
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These tasting notes on 57 South African reds were made at a blind tasting for business class on British Airways...
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Early last month Julia flew to South Africa to be a judge with Michel Bettane and Brian Croser of the...
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News of recent developments that I strongly commend to you. See www.adelaideaca.com.au for news of what Constellation are up to...
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Old age is complicated, for wines as for people. Should old wines that have weathered the chemical interactions of their...
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‘We all have the anti-establishment complex here’, explained Eben Sadie when I asked why none of the Swartland and Paardeberg...
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We continue our African Week with this report on what Julia tasted recently in South Africa. The most striking aspect...
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GS Cabernet 1966 has near-mythical status in South Africa. In this article, originally published in WINE magazine in South Africa...
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American investor Charles A Banks is on the prowl. He has now severed his links with cult Napa Valley winery...
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Vin de Constance’s reputation precedes it: it is the wine lauded by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Napoleon, the wine...
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