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View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. When Eben Sadie sends you a message about an award, you pay attention. Sadie Family Wines is celebrated throughout the world, with his single vineyard wines consistently attaining the highest international and local ratings. The Skurfberg Chenin Blanc 2019, a Tim Atkin MW 100-point wine, and the site is largely accepted as the birthplace of the Old Vine Project. Rosa Kruger says she can't do an Old Vine presentation without it as

View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. Duncan Savage is an affable guy. Effortlessly cool, the surfer in him permeates the inner-city cellar in Salt River that forms the heart of his operations. Set in an industrial area, it doesn't look like a traditional cellar and yet the wines are some of South Africa's finest from some of our most exciting sites and vines. Duncan, who was born in Pretoria has a particular affinity for KwaZulu-Natal. He says he gets nostalgic about

View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. "Achingly refined." – Tamlyn Currin, Jancisrobinson.com. Tamlyn wrote this of the 2018 Grenache noir from David & Nadia Sadie, rating the wine a stellar 17.5 out of the 20-point Jancis Robinson MW rating scale. An enduring sentiment when faced with their latest 2022 releases. Which, considering the vintage, is an incredible achievement. Last Friday, a group of wine lovers and industry commentators sat down to a breakfast tasting

View original article by Richard Holmes It was 1920. King George V was on the English throne as Jakobus Hendrik de Wet carefully planted his vines of Muscat d’Alexandrie in South Africa’s Breedekloof valley. In 1936, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for a second term when the “La Colline” semillon vineyard was laid out on the outskirts of Franschhoek. In 1964, as the Rolling Stones dropped their debut album, farmers Basie van Lill and Joshua Visser were planting

In this episode of One More Glass Of Wine, Jeremy Maarschalk chats to Sheldon van Wyk, who was awarded the Viticulturist of the Year for 2022 by Tim Atkin. We had the opportunity to learn about Sheldon's history, his love for vineyards, and the incredible vineyards he has worked with to produce some of South Africa's pinnacle wines. During this podcast, we tasted the Waterford Old Vine Project Chenin blanc and learned about Sheldon's integral work with the Old Vine Project an

View the full article by Chris Howard on JancisRobinson.com Inspired by WWC21 winner Chris Howard’s eloquent description of South Africa’s Old Vine Project, Jancis shares her notes from a special tasting. See this guide to our extensive coverage of old vines. 'I offer my notes from a tasting of 13 wines from Old Vine Project Certified Heritage Vineyards that I was treated to at the end of my first day judging the Trophy Wine Show last May.' Jancis Robinson

View the full article by Chris Howard on JancisRobinson.com As we approach the end of August, when it will be time for you to vote on your favourite entry in this year’s writing competition, we’re publishing this account by Chris Howard*, winner of our 2021 competition, of his long-postponed prize: a trip to see South Africa’s cherished old vines in person. Above, Chenin vines dating from 1964 successfully transplanted from the Paardeberg Mountains to the L’Ormarins estate in

The Old Vine Project has created the ‘Old Vines: Laying the Groundwork’ course which is designed to educate industry members across the entire value chain. Sommeliers, wine retailers, winemakers, viticulturists, sales and marketing personnel, media, and consumers, will all be able to delve into the old vine category of South Africa. They will be able to review old vine philosophies, hear from a range of industry legends across the wine industry about their areas of expertise