Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Sec Vouvray 2010 vs. Skurfberg Olifantsrivier 2009
“Summer drinking” was the theme for a tasting yesterday which might suggest an array of uncomplicated wines but in the end some pretty stuff got opened. Waterford 2000, a Cap Classique from 89%...
View ArticleChateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1996 vs. Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1997
When Olive Hamilton Russell tweeted an image of herself with actress Lee-Anne Summers at Preston Haskell’s New Year Eve party in Fresnaye last night, I had the briefest moment of regret that I’d...
View ArticleDomaine Huet Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec Vouvray 2001
Wouldn’t it be great if Nando’s or Ocean Basket sponsored an annual Chenin Blanc Challenge – the best examples served in casual dining restaurants across the land? Yesterday a blind tasting of 11 local...
View ArticleDomaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu 2002 vs Domaine Le Mont 2005
As a primer for judging of the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge in July (see here), some Chenin Blanc from leading Vouvray producer Domaine Huet. The Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu was lush and...
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Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2011 vs Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2011
Yesterday an “Us vs Them” tasting – five pairs of wines, each consisting of something South African and something from elsewhere in the world. As is so often the case, our whites impressed more than...
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