The Cape Winemakers Guild was formed in 1982, and its first auction in 1985 involved 13 winemakers and 18 wines. The guild was formed when South African wine was at…
Two lovely whites from M&S: Ferricrete Sauvignon and Earth’s End Riesling
Two lovely white wines, cool climate, new world. Paul Cluver Ferricrete Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Elgin, South Africa 13.5% alcohol. Very bright and focused with subtle green herbs, lemons and grapefruit…
Kershaw, a brilliant new South African Chardonnay
It has been a year of debuts in South Africa. First, the remarkable wines from Duncan Savage, and now this – Richard Kershaw MWs first solo venture, a Chardonnay from…
Two lovely Rieslings, South Africa and Germany
Yum, it’s Riesling weather. The sorts of places that make great Riesling aren’t always the ones where it is most useful: I find it the perfect hot weather wine, yet…
Day 5 in South Africa
I stayed overnight at the lovely Schulphoek guest house, a short distance along from Hermanus. It’s a lovely spot, and in the morning I went for a run along the sea…
South Africa, day 2
Some great visits today. All in beautiful sunshine. Once again, pictures will have to suffice. Words will come later. The day began with a visit to Neil Ellis’ new cellar…
Recently on the main wineanorak site
Just in case you are a blog-only reader, here are some of the recent articles on the main wineanorak site: Randall Grahm: an interview and tasting with the man behind…
Recently on the main wineanorak site…
Lots of updates to the main wineanorak.com site in the last few weeks. In case you are a blog-only reader, I thought I’d draw your attention to them: Vin de…
Iona Sauvignon: one of South Africa’s best
One of the many highlights of my recent South African trip was a visit to the cool-climate region of Elgin, where we were hosted by Andrew and Rozy Gunn at…