The Best South African Wines

“You ring like a preacher!” says Kevin Grant as I tug ropes at his chapel-like tasting lounge in the mountains over whale watching resort, Hermanus, an hour and a half’s smooth drive south east of Cape Town.

Inside, amid polka-dot canvases and white orchids, I taste Grant’s refreshing “Eskimo grape”, Sauvignon Blanc, which, he says, has thread of athleticism – Usain Bolt in style. It is subtle: more Loire than New Zealand, although perfecting it has been problematic. If harvested too hastily, it can result in a sweaty armpit aroma, confesses Grant.


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