South Africa Tag

Stellenbosch Red Wine

South Africa‘s best known red wine used to be Pinotage. This...

Luddite 2007 Shiraz

From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of “Luddite”:  “One of a group of...

Seven Springs pinot noir 2011

South Africa is best known for its robust red wines and,...

Zalze Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2011

Okay, so it has been a long time coming but I...

Seven Springs Syrah 2010

I’ve “known” the owner of Seven Springs, Tim Pearson, for a...

Porcupine Ridge Syrah Viognier 2009

Continuing with my animal-on-the-label-theme here, you wouldn’t expect to choose a...

Vriesenhof Kallista 2004

The major disadvantage of supermarkets dominating the retail sale of wine...

Manley Shiraz 2007

This wine has been lurking in my box from online retailer...

Stellenzicht Rhapsody 2004

South African winemakers have been in a bit of a quandary...

Raats Cabernet Franc 2007

Cabernet Franc is an under-rated grape variety, in my opinion, and...

Neethlingshof Malbec 2009

Every cloud has a silver lining. If my local Waitrose had...