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1 month ago | 
planetwine.co.za | Madeline Puckette |Johann Crafford
Date posted:March 4, 2025by Madeline Puckette -If you haven’t had the distinct pleasure yet of sampling, savouring and enjoying cinsault, it’s time to introduce you to its aromatic superpower. Cinsault is a grape that is gaining a cult following in warm to hot wine climates. One of the minor grapes found in Rhône blends and Provençal rosés, cinsault (pronounced sin-so) delivers fresh, punchy reds that are just as floral as they are fruity.
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2 months ago | 
planetwine.co.za | Hannah Staab |Johann Crafford
By Hannah Staab -It’s not often that we stop to think about the roots of grape names.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
planetwine.co.za | Chris Losh |Johann Crafford
By Chris LoshWith half of the world either on fire, under water or at war, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting on record for wine drinkers, producers and retailers everywhere. And by ‘exciting’ of course, we mean ‘terrifying’.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
planetwine.co.za | Jancis Robinson |Johann Crafford
By Jancis RobinsonIf you’re reading this column, you surely know the names of the famous wine grapes Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and so on. Soon, you’re going to have to learn new ones. All the vines mentioned above belong to the European grapevine species, Vitis vinifera, whereas the (relative) newcomer vines to which I refer are hybrids of vinifera varieties and members of other species of the Vitis genus.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Johann Crafford
As another year filled with the good things in life - food, wine, travel and the other things – comes to an end, we don’t look back (for we cannot change anything), but rather forward, to another year filled with the good things in life!Ons wens hiermee al ons vriende ’n baie geseënde Kersfees en ’n voorspoedige nuwe jaar. Mag die ware gees van Kersfees – liefde – ten volle gevier word en mag 2025 almal se stoutste verwagtinge oorskry.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Johann Crafford
Van Loveren, South Africa’s leading family-owned winery, has taken a significant step in expanding its influence in the wine industry with the acquisition of the majority share in Neil Ellis Wines, a celebrated name synonymous with terroir-driven craftsmanship. This partnership signifies an exciting chapter for both wineries, combining their strengths to elevate South Africa’s premium wine offerings on a global scale.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Johann Crafford
Die Vergelegen-wynlandgoed aan die buitewyke van Somerset-Wes het sy internasionale mededingers uitgestof en die gesogte Amorim Biodiversity-toekenning ingepalm. Die Amorim Biodiversity-toekenning is deel van The Drinks Business se Green Awards en reeds in sy 15de jaar. Dit vereer wynplase wat biodiversiteit binne hul wingerde en verder bevorder. Hierdie toekenning aan Vergelegen het sy begin in 1995 met ’n uitsonderlike projek.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Johann Crafford
Did you hear about the guy who grew fungi in every room in his house? He didn't have mushroom for anything else!Okay, jokes aside, mushrooms are a delicacy and very versatile, and it adds something special to every dish. Here’s a recipe to prove it.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Johann Crafford
Date posted:December 3, 2024Vier vyfstertoekennings en 6 met net ’n halwe sterretjie minder! Dis die storie van Le Riche Wines buite Stellenbosch en “die koning van rooiwyn”, cabernet sauvignon. En dié “lofliedere” kom direk vanaf die “bybel” van Suid-Afrikaanse wyn, die 2025-weergawe van die Platter-wyngids. Maar dis nie al nie. Le Riche het ook sommer twee 4½ ster-toekennings vir hul cabernet sauvignon-versnitte gekry, asook een vir hul Chardonnay van die 2023-oesjaar.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
planetwine.co.za | Sofia Perez |Sofía Perez |Sofia Pérez |Johann Crafford
by Sofia PerezThe Ribeira Sacra is located in Galicia, Spain’s north-westernmost region. In its dizzyingly high landscapes, near-vertical vineyards are perched above rivers. The stunning scenery – and the resulting wines – are an oenophile's dream. A mosaic of stone and trees, the mountains stretched out toward the horizon while below me the river sliced through this unyielding mass of granite as if it were made of sponge.
