As Best Producer at the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge 2020, Newstead Wines shows there’s something special bubbling in Plett..

Newstead Wines, in the undiscovered Plettenberg Bay Wine Appellation takes top Amorim MCC Challenge 2020 with a wine made by Anton Smal...

October 10th, 2020|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , Amorim MCC Challenge 2020, AntonSmal, Doug & Sue Lund, Joaquim Sa, Newstead Wines MCC Brut 2012, , Plettenberg Bay Wines, Plettenberg MCC Wine|

Anura’s Brute of an MCC Pops into Top Spot at Cap Classique Awards

P Colmant (best Blanc de Blancs), Elunda Basson JC Le Roux (best Rosé & Museum Class), Johnnie Calitz from Anura (best Brut and Overall Winner) & Joaquim Sa from Amorim Cork. The Paarl wine region brought the sparkle to this year’s Cap Classique Challenge with Anura Vineyards’ MCC Brut 2011 winning the award for Best

September 15th, 2016|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , Cap Classique, |

Cap Classique Industry Toasts John & Erica Platter with Frans Malan Legacy Trophy

John & Erica Platter with the Frans Malan Legacy Trophy flanked left by Francois Jacques Malan & Francois Malan grandson & son of the late Frans Malan Two of South Africa’s best-known wine personalities, John and Erica Platter, were awarded the Frans Malan Legacy Trophy during the recent Amorim Cap Classique Challenge held in Cape

September 15th, 2016|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: , , , , Simonsig Wine Estate Stellenbosch, |