De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (The Fine Print !) VINEYARD BLOCKS 1st block 13 year old vines on 7 wire vertical trellis. Mix of 6 different clones on 101-14 rootstock. Mont Fleur vineyard. – high altitude mountain slope. Soil deep red Hutton decomposed granite. Yield 3 tons / ha. (18h?/ha) 2nd block 10 year old …
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De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2008 Label painting by Rita Trafford titled “Bird study with Berries”. VINEYARD BLOCKS 2 blocks ( Keerweder ) 36 year old vines on a 3 wire trellis on neighbouring cool, high altitude, SW slope. Deep red Hutton soil with good moisture retention. Unirrigated. Yield 3 tons / ha. 2 blocks ( …
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 of the grape. Flavonoid levels appear to be a linked to sunlight exposure and ripeness levels. Bunches exposed to the sun tend to have higher flavonoid levels. Wines made from …
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 judges of at the recent Vinovarsity 2011 by master of ceremonies and Backsberg marketing coordinator Harry Haddon. I think he meant to ask “What’s the fault that gets you most …
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, both of which are exclusively imported into Ireland by Kinnegar Wines.The Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show annual prestigious event in the South Africa wine calendar. All submitted wines are tasted blind …
