Allesverloren Shiraz 2008
Earlier this year the Swartland Revolution was announced suggesting overthrow of the existing order in favour of a new system. Those involved should be careful not to dispense with too much of the...
View ArticleA.A. Badenhorst Family Wines White 2007
With the second annual Swartland Revolution set to take place on 11.11.11 plus the following day, expect saturation social media coverage of the wines from Adi Badenhorst, Andrea and Chris Mullineux...
View ArticleThe Swartland Revolution 2011
Can elegance be achieved in a hot climate? The 2011 Swartland Revolution began with a tasting of various vintages and manifestations of Clape Cornas, and moderator Eben Sadie said the appeal for him of...
View ArticleLes Pallieres Les Racines Gigondas 2009
If you’re good for R2 000 on wine and food over the course of a weekend, you could get a ticket to the Swartland Revolution. Or you could do what a group of six of us did, which was pool the money, buy...
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Tim James: On the state of wine festivals
I could easily become a wine festival junkie, given the chance – and if I could afford it, though I suppose that a signal point of junkiedom is always managing to fund your fix. Anyway, I can say with...
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From the Swartland Revolution to the Elgin Chardonnay Colloquium
The Swartland Revolution ran from 2010 until 2015, the Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir Celebration took place for the third time earlier this year and the district of Elgin completed its first ever...
View ArticleWhat annual event is going to be the next Swartland Revolution?
It looks like the Swartland Heritage Festival will pick up where the Swartland Revolution left off. Set to take place on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 November, the Swartland Independent Producers will be...
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