Archive | November, 2009

Winter at Meerlust

note: if the film breaks up while loading, please hit ‘pause’ and wait for the film to fully load before hitting ‘play’ Winemaker Chris Williams talks to us about the importance of winter to the vines at Meerlust. Even though the next harvest is over six months away and it looks as though there is [...]

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The People’s Guide – It’s Here!

note: if the film breaks up while loading, please hit ‘pause’ and wait for the film to fully load before hitting ‘play’ The People’s Guide has officially launched in South Africa with the publication of the wine guide by Michael Olivier, Neil Pendock and Anibal Coutinho. Over 1200 wines were tasted blind, of which 561 [...]

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Val de Vie GVC – 2007

note: if the film breaks up while loading, please hit ‘pause’ and wait for the film to fully load before hitting ‘play’ Val de Vie produces the most comprehensive range of Rhone varietals in South Africa, and in this film Michael tastes their GVC, a blend of Grenache Blanc, Viognier, and Clairette Blanche, an outstanding [...]

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Val de Vie Barista Pinotage – 2009

note: if the film breaks up while loading, please hit ‘pause’ and wait for the film to fully load before hitting ‘play’ Winemaker Bertus Fourie practically invented a new style of wines with his “Coffee Pinotage”, and in this film Michael tastes his 2009 Barista Pinotage, from Val de Vie. Bertus talks to us about [...]

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