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A Splendid 2015 Vintage in South Africa—Time To Discover Swartland’s Wines
featured, South Africa
, May 2017
South Africa’s more ambitious wines—whites as well as reds—are fresher and better than ever, and they have never offered more stunning value in export markets than they do today.
The 2016 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction: Distinctive Wines from South Africa
featured, South Africa
, Sep 2016
My annual late-summer tasting of the new crop of Cape Winemakers Guild auction wines has become one of my favorite group tastings of each year. The four dozen or so wines offered at each year’s auction provide a stunning overview of the remarkable diversity of South Africa’s wine industry. A weak South African rand in conjunction with highly distinctive wines of consistently high quality make this year’s CWG auction a unique buying opportunity for international wine lovers.
The 2015 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
South Africa
, Sep 2015
With South Africa’s currency down more than 20% against the U.S. dollar in the past year, this year’s Cape Winemaker’s Guild auction in Stellenbosch offers international wine lovers a prime opportunity to snap up some scarce and distinctive South African wines from that country's most talented makers.
South Africa’s Ongoing Wine Revolution
featured, South Africa
, Jun 2015
When South Africa emerged from nearly a half century of apartheid in the early 1990s, its wine producers stepped up to the international plate with two strikes against them. Twenty-plus years later, they have dug themselves out of their early hole and prospered.
Vertical Tasting of Sadie Family Wines Columella
South Africa, Verticals & Retrospectives
, Jan 2015
I first met Eben Sadie in 2002, on my initial visit to South Africa’s beautiful Cape region. Prior to the trip, I had heard rumors from my spies about a fascinating new “garage” wine that was going to shake up the South African wine industry.
The 2014 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
IWC, South Africa
, Sep 2014
The upcoming 30th annual Cape Winemakers Guild auction offers a unique buying opportunity for American wine lovers interested in picking up some scarce and distinctive South African wines
The 2013 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
IWC, South Africa
, Sep 2013
The upcoming 29th annual Cape Winemakers Guild auction offers a terrific buying opportunity for American wine lovers interested in picking up some scarce and excellent South African wines from some of the country's most talented winemakers
The Best New Wines from South Africa
IWC, South Africa
, May 2013
My extensive tastings of new releases from South Africa in March and April were a bittersweet adventure
The 2012 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
IWC, South Africa
, Sep 2012
American wine lovers interested in picking up some scarce and excellent South African wines will find it easier than ever to participate in the annual Cape Winemakers Guild auction, thanks to the implementation of on-line bidding this year
The 2011 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
IWC, South Africa
, Sep 2011
The recent strength in the U.S. dollar offers American wine lovers an even better opportunity to pick up some scarce and superb South African