Hard to believe but true :
SA wine prices at record lows
Now for you and me that may seem like a ridiculous statement - because more often than not we’re forking out more and more for a good bottle of vino.
But beneath the surface it’s true - taking into account production costs, the current over supply [...]

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Never shy of controversy or stirring the pot, Neil Pendock is at it again with his latest article in the Sunday Times and his latest blog post.
Read them here:
Sample Scandal: great minds think alike or tip-off?
Wine Wars
Read them and make your own mind up - I must say though, I love it when the pot [...]

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On Wednesday afternoon I was privileged enough to have a glass of wine with the world’s number one wine blogger - Alder Yarrow of Vinograpy.
He has been out in South Africa attending Cape Wine 2008 and was invited here by WOSA  - who I must commend for having the foresight to do so.
Alder’s word is well respected [...]

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Nederburg have done it again and walked away with yet another award for one of their wines.
The Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve 2006 has just won the Lexus Shiraz Challenge Award for 2008.
Now this win and the indeed the wine is significant in a number of ways, some of which I will list for you now:

A big [...]

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When I first read Jane MacQuitty’s rather sour accusation that:
“Unlike other hot, arid southern hemisphere countries which have mostly eradicated their archaic pongs, South Africa has yet to tame its peculiar, savage, burnt rubber and dirt odour.” (taken from her TimesOnline article)
My first reaction was - “the b*tch! what does she know - we’ll show [...]

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