Durban – Checkers Odd Bins range of wines won 11 awards at the 2021 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards. Checkers and Shoprite spokesperson Patti Quinton said that the awards ...

Qualified chef and president of the SA Sommeliers Association, Spencer Fondaumiere, believes the Checkers Odd Bins wine selection ... five-varietal Bordeaux-style blend is very traditional and ...

Now some producers have simply gone ahead and released the first bottles with the words "Cape Blend" on the label. The issue was whether the blend, to be truly expressive of the Cape region, should ...

From Oddbins, €16.69. Danie de Wet Bateleur Chardonnay ... A suave, slightly minty and thoroughly appealing Cape blend of Pinotage, Cabernet and Merlot. From Searsons, Monkstown; Red Island ...

According to chairman of the Pinotage Association Beyers Truter, Cape Blend was born out of a challenging time. In a period of static wine sales, the Pinotage Association sought innovative ways to ...