Meerlust – Visit to this African Icon

When I first found out that I was going to South Africa, Meerlust was one of the first names down on my wish list of places to visit. And I wasn’t disappointed. Based just outside Stellenbosch, the estate has been in the Myburgh family’s hands since 1756 – so much for ‘New World’, and has
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Central Otago

Home to the worlds most southerly wine grapes, despite it’s southerly home it’s the only New Zealand region that isn’t heavily influence by the sea. As in Martinborough Pinot Noir rules the roost, but here it accounts for around 75% of grapes grown. Within the region are several districts which tend to get overlooked in
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Two new Burgundies arrive

We were recently shown two great value red Burgundies by an agent. Now this agent isn’t a UK based distributor, instead he’s someone who lives in Burgundy and breaths the wines. Mike Stevens really knows what he’ talking about and is perfectly happy to call a wine poor or tell you not to buy something
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