Innovadors del Priorat
A post on innovative winemakers in Priorat is admittedly, a bit of conceit, since pretty much all...
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Search Results for: Swartland
Lammershoek Roulette Vertical Tasting
Lammershoek Wine Estate is a short 45 minute drive (50km) north of Cape Town, located in the Paardeberg wine region of Swartland. The winery’s name means ‘lamb’s corner’ as the ewes and lambs sought protection from the predatory black eagles (Lammervanger in Cape Dutch) by hiding in the property’s forests.
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Charles Back Only Looks Forward
In the 80s, as South Africa’s political situation isolated it from much of the world, Charles Back contemplated emigrating and making wine elsewhere, but in the end decided to stay on the family farm near Paarl and prepare Fairview for better times by making wines that would appeal to the international markets that might one day open up again.
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