Tag Archives: Sauvignon Blanc
DURBANVILLE HILLS BIESJES CRAAL REAPS ANOTHER GOLD
Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
The Durbanville Hills single-vineyard 2009 Biesjes Craal Sauvignon Blanc took gold at the recent 2010 Veritas Wine Awards held in Cape Town. . This follows hot on the heels of the impressive gold award received for this wine at the 2010 Michelangelo Wine Awards and last year when it was named as one of Wine [...]
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LOMOND PINCUSHION AN INTERNATIONAL FAVOURITE
Posted on 31. May, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Lomond’s 2009 Pincushion Sauvignon Blanc was one of South Africa’s top ten performers at London’s recent International Wine Challenge (IWC), winning a gold medal, following on its five- star rating in the 2010 Platter’s South African Wine Guide. The single-vineyard wine, named for the pincushion protea found on the Gansbaai estate, exhibits a ripe tropical [...]
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OAK VALLEY WINES CONTINUE TO EXCELL ON THE INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS STAGE
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Source: Manley Communications ROBERT MONDAVI, the visionary winemaker and marketing genius from California, may well have had Oak Valley Estate in mind when he penned the wise words “Making good wine is a skill, fine wine is an art”, in his autobiography, ‘Harvests of Joy ’. This award-winning Elgin wine estate is fast becoming one [...]
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OAK VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009 FORECASTED TO BE LEADER OF THE PACK
Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
SINCE their maiden Sauvignon Blanc vintage in 2003, Oak Valley Estate in the Elgin Valley has been at the forefront of Sauvignon Blanc production. Each of the vintages produced to date has received an impressive 4½ star ratings from the authoritative Platter Wine Guide. The latest 2009 vintage is certain to continue in this proud [...]
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PAARDEBOSCH WINERY – SWARTLAND
Marius Malan grew up on their family farm, Staart van Paardeberg, on the foothills of the Paardeberg Mountains. Grape growing and producing wine run in the family and it was always Marius's dream to become a winemaker. After graduation at Elsenburg in 2005, Marius worked as assistant winemaker and viticulturist at Uva Mira, thereafter joined Slaley as chief winemaker and viticulturist. Read more...
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