Like Bordeaux’s Château Margaux, South Africa has blends, like Rubicon and Paul Sauer, whose single names say all that needs be said. EMILE JOUBERT explains what makes them so renowned.
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Vilafonté released their much-anticipated Series M 2020 in April. Only sixty-five barrels were produced. Described…
‘Positively ancient’ describes soils of the Cape Winelands, the ones that form the bedrock, quite literally, of some of their finest wines. Which, says Emile Joubert, goes a long way towards explaining the name of this Vilafonté wine.
Stellenbosch winery Vilafonté was named 2021 Outstanding Wine Producer and Best Red Wine Producer of the Year by the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC).
The Golden Vines Charity Auction combines some of the world’s greatest wines with an initiative…
In the second and final instalment of Stellenbosch Visio editor Francé Beyers’s top Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction picks, she sets her sights on five more vinous gems to go under the hammer at this year’s elegant occasion. Think Single Vineyard Chardonnays, dashing Bordeaux-style red blends, a super-exclusive jeroboam, complex Cabernet Sauvignons and a South African icon hailing from 2009.
Strauss & Co announced details of its much-anticipated autumn sale, due to be held on Sunday 10 and Monday 11 May, including paintings by several important twentieth-century moderns.
Vilafonté celebrates global recognition in 2019 – and now The South Africa Report from Robert Parker; The Wine Advocate by Anthony Mueller, rated Vilafonté the best red wine for 2019.