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Category: Chenin Blanc

Choosing Chenin About To Get A Whole Lot Easier With New “Show-And-Tell” Taste Icon
May 20, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Choosing Chenin About To Get A Whole Lot Easier With New “Show-And-Tell” Taste Icon

Not willing to rest on its laurels for helping to forge South Africa’s international reputation for some of the most […]

Seafood Spaghetti With FAT bastard Chenin Blanc
June 16, 2021 1 Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Seafood Spaghetti With FAT bastard Chenin Blanc

Seafood Spaghetti With FAT bastard Chenin Blanc

Celebrate #DrinkChenin Day With Nederburg’s The Anchorman
June 15, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Celebrate #DrinkChenin Day With Nederburg’s The Anchorman

When #DrinkChenin Day comes around on 18 June, why not open a bottle of Nederburg Heritage Heroes The Anchorman Chenin […]

Celebrate #DrinkChenin Day With Welgegund Heritage Wines 2019 Chenin Blanc
June 14, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Celebrate #DrinkChenin Day With Welgegund Heritage Wines 2019 Chenin Blanc

The 8th annual International #DrinkChenin Day is taking place on Saturday 19th June 2021 – a special day to celebrate […]

Make Most Of Rising Chenin Love, Says Ken Forrester And Enter Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge
June 14, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Make Most Of Rising Chenin Love, Says Ken Forrester And Enter Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge

“Many of the finest and (now) most admired South African wines are based on Chenin Blanc,” says influential UK critic […]

Perdeberg’s super-premium Iconic range welcomes two unique new vintages
June 13, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Perdeberg’s super-premium Iconic range welcomes two unique new vintages

Perdeberg Cellar is proud to announce the release of two new wines in its super-premium Iconic range. The Paarl cellar’s […]

Stellenbosch Hills unveils second vintage of Kastanjeberg Chenin
June 13, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Stellenbosch Hills unveils second vintage of Kastanjeberg Chenin

Limited bottling of top Stellenbosch single vineyard wine The exciting second vintage of a limited-edition Stellenbosch wine only made in […]

A feather in the cap for Brookdale Estate Chenin Blanc 2019
May 3, 2021 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Brookdale Estate

A feather in the cap for Brookdale Estate Chenin Blanc 2019

Esteemed wine critic Jancis Robinson recently published ‘A South African miscellany’, awarding a 17.5 out of 20 score to the […]

Unveiling the 2019 Vintages of Welgegund Heritage Wines
November 30, 2020 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Unveiling the 2019 Vintages of Welgegund Heritage Wines

CHENIN BLANC, CINSAULT AND GRENACHE NOIR A Trio of Distinctively Packaged Highly Rated Limited Releases from Low-Yielding Dryland Vines   […]

Ken Forrester Wines
January 23, 2019 2 Comments by Sharese Hunt Chenin Blanc

Ken Forrester Wines

What makes Chenin Blanc so special? It’s no secret that South African Chenin Blanc wines are among the world’s finest […]

Durbanville Hills – Collectors Reserve Range
November 10, 2018 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Chardonnay

Durbanville Hills – Collectors Reserve Range

Just 20 minutes from Cape Town lies a wine valley with rolling hills and flourishing vineyards that produce some of […]

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