Last Saturday I went wine routing with some good friends and ashamedly it’s been a while since I’ve done so.
Which is criminal if you think about it - I live on the doorstep of some of the most spectacular wine scenery in the world. I have an excuse though - for the last year I [...]

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On Monday Lovely Lis and I took a drive out to the winelands to have some lunch and wine.
After stopping at about four estates who were all closed for the Easter weekend we decided to hot-foot it to Fairview - which we knew would be open. On the way there we passed Warwick which looked [...]

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Platters 2010 have just announced the 2010 South African Winery of the Year:
Sadie Faimly Wines
A well deserved accolade for a winery that has had a fantastic year, receiving 5 stars for two wines:
Sadie Family Columella 2007
Sadie Family Palladius 2008
Eben Sadie has carved out a niche and created a bit of a cult following with his [...]

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Just a quick heads up.
Cloof Wine Estate have an awesome little special on at the moment:
Get six of their great red blends for only R265 (that’s R200 off the normal price and includes delivery)
Check it out: www.redblends.co.za
Enjoy!

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The other night I was sharing a bottle of wine with my good friend The Wine Thief and the conversation ventured onto the topic of ‘French First Growths’ and how many cases we will one day have in our private cellars (wine does that to the imagination - it’s always good to dream).
I then posed [...]

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