Topical pic: Mulderbosch Chardonnay 2008 rates Five Stars in Platter’s 2011…
…and the Barrel Fermented 2008 doesn’t. The way that Platter’s works is that all wines are tasted sighted (labels exposed), except for those nominated for Five Stars. Each member of the tasting team...
View Article2012 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition finalists announced
The Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group of South Africa (SBIG), organiser of the 2012 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 Competition, has revealed the 20 highest rated wines in the countdown to the announcement of...
View ArticleElgin Red Wine Review
Yesterday a workshop featuring 39 red wines (11 examples of Pinot Noir, three Merlot, 10 Shiraz, three Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 red blends, one Cabernet Franc and one Malbec) from Elgin to explore if...
View ArticleKershaw Clonal Selection Elgin Chardonnay 2012
“I started my own brand in 2011 – five days before I passed my MW exams which was quite dandy,” says Richard Kershaw of Kershaw Wines. His mission statement? “To create clonally selected, site...
View ArticleFlagstone Treaty Tree Reserve 2011
In South Africa recently to chair the fourth annual fourth annual Top 100 SA Wine competition, Tim Atkin MW declared himself “slightly underwhelmed” with the Sauvignon Blanc that he encountered. “It...
View ArticleKershaw Clonal Selection Elgin Syrah 2012
While the Clonal Selection Elgin Chardonnay 2012 from Richard Kershaw MW has been much celebrated including a rating of 5 Stars in the current edition of Platter’s, I have tended to find it a tiny bit...
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The Prescient Chardonnay Report 2015
The fifth annual Chardonnay Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. This involved putting together a line-up of 60 high-profile wines, either currently...
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Richard Kershaw Elgin Syrah 2013
There’s a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age called “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” and the same might equally apply to the Elgin Syrah 2013 from Richard Kershaw Wines. From five...
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