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Alex Dale: From Burgundy Roots to a Belief in South African Wine
Amidst the stone houses of Beaune, wine producer Alex Dale learned at a young age that wine isn't made in the cellar, but in the vineyard. "In France, there isn't even a word for 'winemaker.'
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Radford Dale's land of hope educational trust celebrates 20 years
The 'Land of Hope' Trust celebrates 20 years and announces Cathy Van Zyl MW as incumbent Chairwoman
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Bringing Beaujolais to the Cape #gamayzing
"Gamay is to red grapes in South Africa what Chenin Blanc is to white. I truly believe that Gamay will find a natural home here," says Alex Dale
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Monster & Maker: A New Look at Pinotage
Last year, we celebrated 100 years of Pinotage....Roll on a century, and Pinotage has outlived its detractors. The varietal is not only still present, but better and more diverse in style than ever.
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Jamie Goode's Latest Reviews of the Radford Dale range
Radford Dale are producing some very smart wines at the moment. New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines...
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Regenerative Pioneers: Meet the Remarkable Women Transforming Radford Dale Wines Beyond Sustainability.
In the vineyards of South Africa's Western Cape, a transformation is taking place that's as subtle as a shift in the breeze yet as profound as the changing seasons. Who are the remarkable women who are driving this change from behind the scenes?
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SOUTH AFRICA LAGS BEHIND EUROPE WHEN IT COMES TO ORGANIC VITICULTURE – 12 PRODUCERS UNITE TO SEEK CHANGE
It takes a bold heart and a tolerant wallet to lose a crop to rot rather than treat – it’s a hard road to hoe yet Alex Dale, the Chairperson of Organic Wines South Africa, feels it is the right and only path to tread. Lisse Garnett reports...
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South African wine's long fight for justice
The untold stories of what many privately-owned wineries are doing to effect change and to uplift communities ignored (abandoned?) by their democratic government 💪
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Jamie Goode tastes Vinum 2023 and the Flagship Organic range from Elgin
New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
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Vinum Gamay Noir, a stellar South African red
"It is, quite frankly, an utterly scrumptious wine"
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Oct 5, 2024
VINUM 2023 is out of the Blocks!
"The 2023 vintage has produced Vinum wines of real character - cooler, refreshing wines with a lifted aromatic and fresher perfume", according to Winemaker Petroné Thomas...
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