17-04-2025 11:22 via decanter.com

South Africa gets serious about great Grenache

Winemaker Anthony de Jager in Fairview's Grenache vineyard‘Anything that moves goes for the Grenache,’ laughs Anthony de Jager of Fairview.
He’s referring to Klein Amoskuil, an organic bush vine block in the Swartland. ‘There’s no water in the area, and Grenache produces big berries, basically sacks of hydration for the birds and the bokke.’
The latter is the Afrikaans term for the duiker antelope. ‘They often chew the border vines right down to nubs; bu
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