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Stars of South Africa – sparkling, white, rosé

Tamlyn Currin
Tamlyn Currin , Jancis Robinson

South Africa should be the role model for any region challenged by heat and drought, Tam says, as it has become so good at producing exceptionally fine, elegant wine – like the 130 wines reviewed below. Come back tomorrow for the reds. 

Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Brookdale - Kiara Scott and dog Pepper in the vlei in front of the homestead

Tam writes  There was a knock on the door. I opened it and looked up, and up, and up, at a towering giant of a man. At his elbow was a pixie-sized tumble of black curls. This was September 2022, and it was the first time that I’d met Kiara Scott Farmer (the tumble of curls) and...