See also Richard on a vertical of Iona Sauvignon Blanc and my recent notes on some of the Cape Winemakers Guild wines, as well as the Cape's other, recently highlighted, challenge.
I have long thought that South Africa is the source of some of the best-value white wines in the world. South African winemakers seem in general rather more interested in their reds, about which there has been much discussion – not least the contentious 'burnt rubber' phenomenon.
Although leafroll virus continues to plague red-wine production, each year brings better and better wines among the best...