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VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx [A heart full of history with an eye on the future] In 2009, Rosa Kruger was in the process of co-founding the Old Vine Project; an initiative that revolved around preserving South Africa's rich treasure troves of old vines, dotted around the Cape Winelands. At about this same time, Rosa sat down with pioneering winemaker Eben Sad...

EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx Performing under pressure Bubbly wine - in it's more respectable guises embodies the largest discrepancy between the leisure with which it is consumed, and the intense, technical, precise and painstaking effort with which it is produced. In the case of South African Cap Classique, or Italian Franciacorta, or French Champagne, on...

hanTV EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx HanDrinksSolo is South Africa's most adventurous wine club. Each month subscribers receive a mixed case of 2, 4, or 6 bottles, packed with limited wines, undiscovered gems, natural wines, and weird cultivars (without neglecting the classics). Each bottle also comes with a QR code linked to an educational video on that wine...

EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx Pinot Noir is an enormously divisive grape. It's nickname as the heart-break grape refers not only to the fact that it is notoriously difficult to bring to maturity in the vineyard, but ALSO exceedingly tough to perfect in the cellar. It's a delicate grape; hugely susceptible to disease, while simultaneously seeming to often pro...

EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx Out of the Frying pan and into the Fire When Vine Venom winemaker Samantha Suddons first began conceiving her SILENCE Chenin Blanc, she had been inspired by the biologically-aged Sherry wines of Jerez, and so set about producing a Swartland rendition, produced with organically farmed Chenin Blanc grapes along with a three-tier s...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx As of 01 January 2024, Cabernet Sauvignon was still the most planted red cultivar in South Africa. It's African spiritual home is the region of Stellenbosch, but every single major wine district in South Africa produces cultivar bottlings of Cabernet Sauvignon that can compete on the World Stage... well, at least on the New World ...

CONTENTS INDEX: 00:00 - INTRO 00:52 - WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM A PAARL TEMPRANILLO? 01:11 - WHAT DOES THIS ANURA TEMPRANILLO SMELL LIKE? 02:02 - SOME INFO ABOUT HIGH ALCOHOL WINES IN THE NEW WORLD 02:47 - WHAT DOES THIS ANURA TEMPRANILLO TASTE LIKE? 03:05 - BUT WHAT IS NON-SPANISH TEMPRANILLO SUPPOSED TO TASTE LIKE? 04:00 - TEMPRANILLO - FUTURE UNDEFINED 04:44 - A NOTE ON SERVING HIGH ALCOHOL...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - XX 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx Constantia Ward in South Africa is an interesting little patch of land for a whole bunch of reasons. For starters, it is stretched out over the footholls of the Constantiaberg and the hindquarters of Table Mountain - one of the eight wonders of the world. Secondly, it's the region with the longest history of winemaking; dating bac...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - General Wine Rule 38b 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 05:30 - The History of the Meerlust Rubicon 07:20 - How is the Meerlust Estate Red different to the Meerlust Rubicon 08:04 - Meerlust Estate Red 2020 Tasting Notes A short intro to the legendary Stellenbosch Wine Farm of Meerlust, a review of the inaugural launch of the Meerlust Estate Red Blend 2020 in South Africa. Also ...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - The Global state of Cabernet Franc 01:18 - The Morgenster Cabernet Franc 01:41 - Some Background on Morgenster Wine and Olive Estate 03:23 - Terroir Study: Stellenbosch's Helderberg Amphitheatre 03:56 - What makes Cabernet Franc so tricky to farm? 04:21 - Tasting Notes for the Morgenster Cabernet Franc The Art of being Franc Morgenster estate is over 300 years old, ...

EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - INTRO 01:12 - xx 02:21 - xx 04:39 - xx Trizanne Barnard is a hugely dynamic winemaker who has made a reputation for herself with her incredible cooler climate Sauvignon Blancs and Syrahs, with fruit sourced from some of the Southern most vineyard sites in Africa; including Elim, Sondagskloof and the Lower Duivenhoksrivier ward. But after working on a project in th...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - Wine Law loopholes... and the crazy shenanigans they allow. 01:42 - Intro to the wine of the day 01:57 - Meet winemaker Samantha Suddons 03:06 - What is VINE VENOM? 03:19 - What is a NV wine (or non-vintage wine)? 04:29 - How was the VINE VENOM Satellites wine made? 05:46 - Tasting Notes for the VINE VENOM Satelites wine The Purplest Cow in South African Wine Samant...

EPISODE CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - Syrah is taking over the world! 00:50 - The Wine of the Day 01:07 - Intro to Torero Wines 01:39 - Greek Mythology of Torero & Pasiphae 02:42 - Tasting Notes on the Torero & Pasiphae 2022 04:12 - Wine Flavours: Whole Bunch vs Whole Berry 04:49 - POLKADRAAI HILLS!! Nothing has changed since I last pledged my undying love to the Syrah Vineyaards of the highlying Polk...

VIDEO CHAPTER INDEX: 00:00 - When Algeria ruled the Wine World! 00:48 - Algerian Wine in Modern History 01:40 - Intro to the Wine of the Day 02:03 - Intro to the Fledge and Co winemakers 02:50 - The "shameful" past of this 1968 Chenin Blanc vineyard 03:29 - What this vineyard teaches us about South African Wine's cultural history 04:20 - Tasting Notes for the Fledge & Co Old Bush Vine Chenin Bl...

What is a Swartland Red Blend? | Swerwer Red Blend 2021 | Video No.309

South Africa's Single-Vineyard Old Vine Chenin Blancs | Roodekrantz Chenin Blanc 2022 | Video No.308

An intro to Clairette Blanche | Wightman Clairette Blanche 2022 | HanDrinksSolo Video No.310

S.African Syrah & its Global Glow-up | Old Road Wine Co. 12 Mile Syrah 2021 | Video No.307

CAHORS MALBEC REVIVAL! | Vergenoegd Low Valentina Malbec 2022 | No.361

The Swartland's Crazy Chenin Blanc Clones | COGH Riebeeksrivier Chenin Blanc 2021 | Video No.306

South African Shiraz, Syrah Decline, & the Swartland | Cape of Good Hope Syrah 2018 | No.305

Grenache Noir on the RISE! | Kottabos Grenache Syrah 2022 | HanDrinksSolo Video No. 303

Bosman Vineyards - African Wines Leaders in Social Action? | Bosman Fides Grenache 2019 | Vid No.302

Was Petite Sirah swapped at Birth?! | Strange Kompanjie Wandering Beeste Petite Sirah 2021 | No.301

Swartland Natural Wine Chenin Blanc | Force Celeste Chenin Blanc 2022 | Wine Video No.300

Stellenbosch Old Vine Pinotage | Bredell Clarke Pinotage 2019 | HanDrinksSolo Video No. 299

The Nederburg Legacy | Nederburg Brewmaster 2019 | Video No.297

Where Sauvignon & Wu Tang collide | Caravel Wines Golden Phoenix vs White Lotus NV | Video No.296

Petit Verdot & the new face of Morgenster Estate | Lourens River Blend 2016 | Video No.295