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Jamie Oliver and BLANKBOTTLE's - Im Hinterhofka...

On August 20th my assistant Julia’s sister (who lives in London) sent her a WhatsApp: “This can only be you guys!” – together with a link to Jamie Oliver’s latest Instagram...

Casting for Chris and becoming Paul 2014 - Eclu...

This is a 100% Chenin blanc from Darling. Made from very old vines, this is the wine that inspired a bigscreen film (see below). The wine is textured, rich, full...

South Afri can wine Report 2015 - by Tim Atkin ...

In the recent South African Wine Report by Tim Atkin we gave 14 wines up for tasting. All 14 scored 90 points and above out of a possible 100 –...

DOK 2014 - Weisser Riesling, Sauvignon blanc an...

The year is going so fast now and we still have plenty of wines to release. So today is the release of 2 opposites: The super stylish mineral-fresh-lean DOK 2014 – A ELGIN...

BLANKBOTTLE Kortpad-Kaaptoe 2014

Straight Fernao Pirez 2014 from a 39-year old un-irrigated bush-vine vineyard planted in sand on the Darling side of the Swartland. The 2014 is a bit different to the 2013....

BLANKBOTTLE AASVOEL 2014

This is a rare, straight Verdelho 2015 from… (can you believe it) STELLENBOSCH! Huge food wine, but astonishingly fresh for such a beast. And I think this is where Verdelho’s...