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winestyle magazine - South Africa's new oversized, glossy coffee table styled publication delivered to your door four times a year. Expect an amazing format, great wines, delicious food, interesting travel and the lifestyle surrounding it all, presented in a fun and approachable way. It's beautiful, exclusive and it is only available via subscription.

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X marks the spot
The Bordeaux style of winemaking has become popular throughout the world, with no exception being South Africa where it first started being used 30 years ago. Registered sommelier Higgo Jacobs explains the style and tells us about the place it comes from.

Higgo Jacobs, Wine-Style.co.za - 03 September 2012 - Article read 989 times

Liberté, Fraternité, Qualité!
There's a certain savoir faire in the Cape these days, and it's at least partly due to the many French vignerons who've recently bought wine farms. Joanne Gibson asks some of those who've put down roots to explain pourquoi.

Joanne Gibson, Wine-Style.co.za - 15 June 2012 - Article read 2961 times

The dirt on terroir
The sense of place that characterises a wine is celebrated by one and disregarded by another. Whatever you do, make sure you pronounce it right - ter-wah.

David Biggs, Wine-style.co.za - 01 February 2012 - Article read 2513 times

Au Naturel
Mounting concern, not only about the environment but also about wines which seem to be losing their individuality, is driving many winemakers to abandon conventional farming methods.

Joanne Gibson, Wine-Style.co.za - 01 December 2011 - Article read 3488 times

West Coast confidential
The delights of South Africa's West Coast Wine Route might have been a best kept secret, but this long-overdue road trip reveals, and celebrates, them.

Kelda Lund, Wine-Style.co.za - 24 November 2011 - Article read 2197 times

Heaven sent
Wines with winning accolades have long been emerging from the Overberg's Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, a quiet, end-of-the-line kind of place that the average traveller seldom turns off to.

Cindy Taylor, Wine-Style.co.za - 01 September 2011 - Article read 2567 times

Curry Me Home
Most people think curry goes best with beer. This is only partly true. Yes, beer does tick the right boxes: it douses the flames and it's nice and cold, but it doesn't actually add much to the experience - instead it becomes overpowered by the strong flavours of a curry.

Mary Duncan, Wine-Style.co.za - 23 August 2011 - Article read 3929 times

Brimstone under fire
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) remains the single-most useful additive in the winemaking process, preventing micro organisms and oxidation from spoiling virtually all wines. But these days it comes with a health warning, causing more and more people to call for lower-sulphite wines. So how bad is it? Joanne Gibson investigates.

Joanne Gibson, Wine-Style - 01 April 2011 - Article read 6150 times