Pinotage is making a huge comeback.
In the recent past, writers and critics alike have been giving it a bad rap - labeling it a varietal with little potential and no depth in character.
Well that has seriously changed and many writers are faced with having to eat their own critical words!
The change in fortune can be [...]

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This I’m sure will become a regular feature here on The Cru - Eddie Vedder Wine Watch
I could think of no better picture to describe a good experience with wine:

friends, wine, fire, music
What is good music without a glug of wine - and vice versa -let alone the weight it lends to creativity!?
Cru Master

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This again, is not good news but noteworthy nonetheless - There is no South African wine at the Vinexpo 2007.
Read below:
Wineless at Winexpo
Vinexpo opens with chaos for South Africa
Wosa World
My heart goes out to all the teams who have been left high and dry - one must commend them nonetheless for the effort they have [...]

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I have just begun reading Wine : A Life Uncorked by Hugh Johnson.
I am only 40 pages in and already I am lost in and fascinated by this magical tale of a life immersed in the life of wine itself.
At 10pm last night - 20 pages in - I honestly considered running downstairs to [...]

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I find the timing of this article rather apt.
Govt creating alcoholics
Having just returned from a weekend away in the stunning wine region of Robertson - I can vouch for the issues highlighted in the article firsthand!
While driving around the region , I was quite amazed (and humored at the same time) at the number of [...]

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