by Old Vine | Jan 29, 2024 | Articles, Media Room
View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. “Making wine from old vines is like having a conversation with your grandmother. You keep quiet and listen.” – Johan Kruger. Johan Kruger’s winemaking journey started in earnest when he met his...
by Old Vine | Oct 25, 2023 | Articles, Media Room
View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. When Eben Sadie sends you a message about an award, you pay attention. Sadie Family Wines is celebrated throughout the world, with his single vineyard wines consistently attaining the highest international and local...
by Old Vine | Aug 29, 2023 | Articles, Media Room
View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. Duncan Savage is an affable guy. Effortlessly cool, the surfer in him permeates the inner-city cellar in Salt River that forms the heart of his operations. Set in an industrial area, it doesn’t look like a traditional...
by Old Vine | Aug 26, 2023 | Articles, Media Room
View the full article by Daléne Fourie here. “Achingly refined.” – Tamlyn Currin, Jancisrobinson.com. Tamlyn wrote this of the 2018 Grenache noir from David & Nadia Sadie, rating the wine a stellar 17.5 out of the 20-point Jancis Robinson MW rating...
by Old Vine | Aug 25, 2023 | Articles, Media Room
View original article by Richard Holmes It was 1920. King George V was on the English throne as Jakobus Hendrik de Wet carefully planted his vines of Muscat d’Alexandrie in South Africa’s Breedekloof valley. In 1936, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt was...
