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MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Local wines are an unsurpassed blend of value and quality
Annual public tasting show provides an opportunity to appreciate SA’s delicious range of wines
The annual public tasting of the top wines from the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show is a great opportunity to sample a selection of the Cape’s best current releases.As the show chairman I taste most of the wines — unsighted so I do not have a clear picture of how each property has actually performed. At the judging I also have no idea about how they are priced.Even the most dedicated enthusiast can’t get through 170 wines in a four-hour session. I tried my best, but public tastings are also social events, with producers wanting to chat about their wines, and wine enthusiasts sharing discoveries.So I can’t provide a complete list of the show’s best-value wines or a list of the best-value current releases, given the size of the market relative to the total entries in the show.But the occasion did provide me with the opportunity to renew my acquaintance with Louisvale, once one of the most fashionable sources of South African chardonnay.The Devon Valley cellar had offered an unoaked, a lig...
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