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Top8 Sparkling White – Our First Sparkling White Ranking of the year 2018

Top8 Sparkling White – Our First Sparkling White Ranking of the year 2018

Find out which wines were ranked the best at our latest Top8 Sparkling White tasting in South Africa. Some of the best MCC “Méthode Cap Classique” made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc… 1st, Nitida The Dracks Matriarch MCC 2016 2nd, Darling Cellars Blanc de Blancs Brut 2016 3rd, Domaine des Dieux Claudia Brut MCC 2011 4th, Silvethorn Jewel Box 2012 5th, House of GM&Ahrens Vintage Cuvée 2013 6th, Perdeberg MCC Chenin Brut 2012 7th, Lord’s MCC Brut 2017 8th, Lategan
How to choose the best glass for your wine?

How to choose the best glass for your wine?

The Glass is not just the final container for wine but an important instrument for communicating it to the human senses. The ideal one must be clean, uncolored and must have a stem so that the taster can hold the glass without affecting the wine’s temperature. Thanks to the stem, the wine can also be easily rotated into the glass to enable and maximize aroma or bouquet. For many householders, a single wine glass shape and size will do, perhaps supplemented by smaller glasses
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