My old man sent me a list of wine for sale from Wade Bales Wine Society and as I poured over the list I was interested by how many winemaker labelled wines there were:
Rudi Schultz Shiraz 2009
Norma Ratcliffe Cab Sav 2008
Jean Daneel Merlot Cab 2006
Miles Mossop Merlot Cab Franc 2008
Nico van der Merwe Shiraz Cab [...]

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Here it is - Wine Magazine’s new look!

What do you think - a welcome and good change? Leave a comment.

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I’m half way through completing a year long course in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management so the next topic is of some interest to me:
Can you make money from wine?
(Click above link to read full Fin24 article)
I have some friends who have dabbled in some wine investment funds in the UK and they have made [...]

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Don’t wait too long to open that special bottle of wine - it may be past it’s prime.
Something I learnt with a heavy heart last night - a wine I have been eyeing out for years in my little rack of treasures was finally dusted off and consumed last night (well only half the bottle).
It [...]

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Which wine estate is the oldest in South Africa?
Well it’s not such a clear cut matter and has recently been handed to the historians to figure out according to this article.
Of late, the likes of Blaauwklippen and Boschendal have used their advertising avenues to claim that they are the oldest - naturally Groot Constantia have [...]

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