Sainsbury’s South African Chenin Blanc only £3.49 for a 75cl bottle or buy in bulk with a 3litre (that’s 4x75cl bottles) box for £10.89, a bargain or what? Where does it come from? South Africa has a long history of making wines from what we all know as the Cape region. With its apartheid problems behind it South Africa needs valuable exports and they are now producing good quality wines to earn the much need foreign currency. A close friend on his return to the UK first introduced me to these wines only a few years ago after several years of living in that country. Well it was ...
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