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Cellar Favorites: Château Lanzerac: 1961 – 1968
South Africa, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
Aug 2018
,During my recent visit to the Cape, I planned a lunch with Merchant Roland Peens. To my surprise, he munificently poured four bottles of Lanzerac Cabernet from the 1960s that he had recently acquired from a private cellar.
A Splendid 2015 Vintage in South Africa—Time To Discover Swartland’s Wines
South Africa, featured
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
South Africa, featured
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
South Africa, featured
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