Chenin Blanc is the most widely planted grape varietal in South Africa. There are just under 19 000 hectares of the vine rooted, accounting for around a fifth of the country’s
Ed's note: In celebration of Heritage Day yesterday, Caroline Knight takes a little trip down our wine industry's memory lane... It didn’t take Jan van Riebeeck long after landing at
Pinotage is one proudly South African varietal. The child of Burgundy’s Pinot Noir and the Rhone’s Cinsault, it was created by a professor of chemistry in Stellenbosch in the 1920s. For