A Minute of Wine

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Red Winemaker Thinus Kruger takes Brad Gold through a tasting of the Boschendal Shiraz range. Everything from the super popular Shiraz-Cabernet blends to the ultra-premium single vineyard wines. As Thinus says, “there is a Shiraz out there for everyone”…enjoy.

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David Finlayson talks to us about the Pepper Pot, his extremely popular Rhone-style Shiraz blend.

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Niël Groenewald talks to us at the end of the 2010 harvest about their very special Rhone-style blend, The Bernard Series, Small Barrel S.M.V.

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This Rhone style blend from Saronsberg, consisting of Shiraz, Viognier, Grenache, and Mouvedre is the result of a long-held dream of winemaker Dewaldt Heyns to showcase the best of what the Tulbagh region has to offer.

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The Shiraz grapes are finally ready for picking and the 2010 harvest has started in earnest for the team at Saronsberg. Winemaker Dewaldt Heyns talks to us about the hand sorting process used on the grapes as well as the reasons for the “force cooling” of the grapes….

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In this film, Michael tastes the 2008 Shiraz (with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon) from Bellingham.

For more info visit:

www.bellinghamwines.com

Thinus Kruger talks to us about what contributes to the growing of good grapes and what it is like, as a winemaker, to work with Shiraz in the cellers…