The other day, on SA Rocks, I posted that Nederburg had won the Lexus Shiraz challenge.
Well the post received an interesting comment from a person by the name of Lenie ,  who was very quick to criticize wine competitions and the nature of judging.
I naturally responded, sharing with Lenie the wisdom and learning’s that I [...]

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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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Now this I find interesting:
“Hard research on a soft topic shows that terroir doesn’t matter (except for the price) and the opinions of wine ‘experts’ don’t help predict a wine’s long-term value.”
Read more : Wine economics and economical wine - Vox
“The controversial conclusion from this article is that technological choices affect quality far more than [...]

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Last night I attended the Wine Magazine Top Ten Pinotage tasting at the Mount Nelson with a couple of friends.
I was excited about the prospect of tasting some of the top examples of Pinotage in the country - I have always been optimistic about Pinotage and it’s potential as a stand alone varietal.
Unfortunately, and I [...]

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It’s been a while since I last wrote and I must apologize. To be perfectly honest I just had no inclination what so ever to write about my wine experiences in South America while I was on the road.
I will cover the wine highlights of my trip in subsequent posts but to before I do [...]

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