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What we’re drinking this week: Moillard Bourgogne Chardonnay

Let the chardonnay do the talking with this delight

What we’re drinking this week: Château de Fesles Vin de Loire Chenin Sec

We may know our chenin, but the French got there first

FIONA McDONALD: The answer to life, the universe and everything

Tokara’s flagship cabernet shows decades of painstaking work distilled into a wine that tastes effortless

The Leopard bubbles up again

Krone serves up a special treat in Jozi

What we’re drinking this week: Vieux Château des Combes, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux

Grand Cru without the grand fuss

What we’re drinking this week: Château de Fesles Loire Cabernet Franc

It's packed with juicy red fruit, floral notes and a touch of spice

What we’re drinking this week: Moillard Pinot Noir Burgundy

A classic red packed with cherry and dark fruit and smooth tannins

What we’re drinking this week: Hartenberg Sacred Soil

Hartenberg Sacred Soil is a Stellenbosch red blend rooted in regenerative farming, with generous cassis, ripe plum, dark berries and a flicker of spice.

What we’re drinking this week: Vergelegen Estate White Blend

Uncover the charm of Vergelegen Estate White Blend, a consistently elegant South African white wine with bright citrus, crisp apple and a flinty minerality that's perfect for any…

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Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Jonathan Oxenham

Jonathan Oxenham’s essentials? A blue kikoi, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, good surf and a healthy supply of pinot noir

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Ava Marie Chardonnay

Restless River Ava Marie Chardonnay is a cool-climate, old-vine chardonnay with bright citrus, flinty minerality and beautifully restrained oak

What we’re drinking this week: Laurent-Perrier Brut Millésimé Champagne

Bright citrus, delicate brioche and effortless elegance make Laurent-Perrier Millésimé 2018 a Champagne worth celebrating

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Drinking in the returns

Wine investing sounds intimidating. Roy van Eck explains why it should start with taste, patience and curiosity

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Le Luc Pinot Noir

A wine that combines bright red fruit, gentle earthiness and those signature tannins that make pinot noir lovers swoon

What we’re drinking this week: Vergelegen MMV Cap Classique

Vergelegen MMV Cap Classique Brut is fresh, elegant, and packed with citrus and brioche notes

What we’re drinking this week: Restless River Main Road & Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon

Restless River Main Road & Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon brings together ripe cassis, red cherry and hints of fynbos

What we’re drinking this week: Lautus De-Alcoholised Sauvignon Blanc

Lautus Sauvignon Blanc is crisp, bright and properly polished – an alcohol-free bottle that doesn’t feel like a taste and enjoyment compromise

What we’re drinking this week: De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir

The De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir is all about ripe cherry, delicate spice and easy, everyday pouring

What we’re drinking this week: Meerlust Rubicon

Meerlust’s celebrated red blend delivers dark fruits and savoury depth in every glass

What we’re drinking this week: Creation Chardonnay

Creation Chardonnay delivers citrus blossom, ripe pear, white peach and a flicker of minerality in one seriously classy Cape white