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In our South African Wine Blog we cover our journey as well as reviews on South Africa’s Best wines and more. We have an excellent guide and we hope you will stay with us and read about our journey. We want you to take advantage of our expertise and if your mood takes you, purchase some of the wines we recommend.
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De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Technical Data
De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (The Fine Print !) VINEYARD BLOCKS 1st block 13 year old vines on 7 wire vertical trellis. Mix of 6

De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2008 Technical Data
De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2008 Label painting by Rita Trafford titled “Bird study with Berries”. VINEYARD BLOCKS 2 blocks ( Keerweder ) 36 year old

Colour in Paul Cluver Chardonnay
Colour in Paul Cluver Chardonnay Colour in white wine come from a polyphenol called flavonoid (flavus = yellow in Latin) which is found in the skin

Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest Riesling
Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest Riesling As you know, it is due to Botrytis cinerea that we are able to make Noble Late Harvest Riesling

WineMag on Top Pinot Noir from Paul Cluver Wines
“Our Pinot Noir needs a new name,” mutters Paul Clüver IV, managing director of Paul Cluver Wines in Elgin. “People tend to call it our

On “Favourite” Wine Faults
Author: Christian Eedes Published: 25 Aug 11Wine Magazine “What’s your favourite wine fault?” was the question put to me in my capacity as one of the

Old Mutual Trophy 2011
We are very proud to be able to reveal that the Old Mutual Trophy 2011 award for Best Red Wine and Best White Wine went to Thelema Shiraz 2007 and Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009,

Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009
At the recent Five Nations Challenge in Australia incorporating the wines of Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the Paul Cluver Chardonnay won the trophies for the Best