Semillon Gris bunch at Thorne & Daughters Photo credit: Tasha Seccombe Some thoughts from our Semillon Session& Special Offer As you may be aware, we recently held our first Wine Seminar in Cape Town - Semillon Session: Groendruif Gees. Attendees were treated to the collective Semillon wisdom of James Downes from Shannon Vineyards in Elgin, [...]
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Semillon Gris: the original ‘South African variant’
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New Vintage – Vuurberg White 2018
The new vintage Vuurberg White 2018 from Donovan Rall. We are very happy to be able to offer the new 2018 vintage of Donovan Rall's Vuurberg White. This wine was created in the cellar on the Vuurberg property in Stellenbosch alongside Donovan's eponymous labels. This is always a crowd favourite, thanks in large part to [...] More -
Winemakers’ favourite wines (that aren’t their own)
In the spirit of camaraderie with the greater South African wine scene, we asked each of our winemakers their favourite South African wine (that isn't their own). Some of them chose perennial favourites, while others chose recent wines they had enjoyed or been surprised by. It has resulted in a list of wines that should [...] More -
Vuurberg
Vuurberg Summary Production by Donovan Rall is small and the wines are unapologetically bold without being overly heroic. Blending different cultivars from different areas, partnered with judicious use of new oak, gives the wines complexity and a sense of luxuriousness, both on the nose and on the palate. Importantly, Donovan manages to create balanced wines, [...] More