It’s that time of the year again and the SA Blog Awards 2008 is now officially open for nominations!
I’m going to take a Kenye West style approach to this and got right out and say it: “I deserve to win - don’t even know why you have to vote - but please do!”
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Christian Eedes gives a thorough report on the Pick ‘n Pay WINE Shiraz Challenge 2007:
Read it here.
To sum it up and give you a couple of wines to go out and try for yourself - here are two useful lists:
Top 10 Wines Overall
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2004
Bon Courage Inkará Shiraz 2005
Boschrivier Shiraz 2004
Brampton Shiraz 2005 (Rustenberg)
Cloof Crucible [...]

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The John Platter South African Wine Guide has just announced it’s list of 5 Star wines for it’s 2008 edition.
Short of being named Wine of the Year - this is the highest accolade that a wine can receive from Platters.
It is also an illustrious list - only 21 wines have been given the accolade. This [...]

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I love Winemaker’s Choice - it’s the kind of award that appeals to me.
A select bunch of winemaker’s get together once a year and sit around a table to talk about and discuss the wines that are there to be judged.
It’s a fair and unbiased system - where once discussed, wines are put to the [...]

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I have never been a massive fan of wine awards - being a skeptic, I have always questioned their merits and relevance - tastes are personal and beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
I do however, see how they can act as guidelines for people who need a bit of direction in [...]

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