For those of you who read The Cru regularly - you will know that I am not very fond of Sauvignon Blanc.
And I’m still not - but the following wine was sublime - both myself and the Wine Thief concurred : it’s the best Sav Blanc we have had from South Africa thus far.
David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner 2008
A perfectly [...]

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If you love riesling as much as I do (which I doubt) - then there is only one place you’ll be on the 20 + 21 February 2009.
The Under the Influence of Riesling Festival : Driven by Lexus
(there are three special events you can attend - so read about them all at the link above)
The festival is taking place in the halls of [...]

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It gives me great pleasure in announcing an estate so entrenched in the history of South African wine as the latest estate to advertise on The Cru.
Steenberg was established when:
‘In 1682 Catharina Michelse, also known as The Widow Ras, asked Simon van der Stel for a portion of ground at the foot of the Ou Kaapse [...]

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Henre Rossouw of Wine Country has asked a very bold and pertinent question on his blog:
Does Apartheid still lurk in wine making?
He argues that while some steps have been taken to accelerate BEE within our wine industry - the results are far from resounding.
On the surface - my answer would be a simple : Yes.
But [...]

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this is probably in my top ten list of red wines from South Africa.
It took one sip of the 2005 vintage for me to fall in love and I had very high hopes for the latest vintage - needless to say I was not disappointed.
Rustenberg John [...]

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