Lets take a short trip to the Northern Rhone region of France – a region unilaterally known as being home to the Syrah grape. It is here you will find an extensively documented history of Syrah, being a stellar single varietal wine but perhaps more famously used in combination with other Rhone varietals like Grenache, Mouvedre or Viognier, commonly referred to as an SMG or SMV.

When it comes to preparing food at home, to pair with a Rhone blend wine, you should consider maki...

The Amorim Cap Classique challenge is considered South Africa’s bench mark competition for premium quality Methode Cap Classique. The inaugural competition was in 2002 and is now held annually and judged by a panel of respected industry figures with experience in tasting and judging MCC specifically, with the results being released in September at the Amorim awards dinner. Since 2013 we have taken part in this prestigious event, each year walking away with an accolade.



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Variety, along with maturity, are the two most important factors that influence the quality and taste of olive oil. In 2005, while planting vineyards on the Domaine des Dieux farm, we decided to include olive trees in our planting and chose 3 olive varieties specifically grown for producing quality olive oil:  Frantoio, Coratina and Leccino. The aim was not only to be able to pick and press olives for olive oil, but also to provide a windbreaker for the vineyards, assist with...