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    As Thelema winemaker Gyles Webb remarked: "Pinotage gets a bum rap in SA for producing hard wines. Merlot is the most difficult cultivar, responsible for most of the bitterness and toughness in our reds." Something else for the intrepid economic duo to consider is the price of Veritas bottle stickers - R110 (excluding vat) per 1000 for bronze and R380 per 100 for gold. Full Article at Times Live South Africa
    Pinotage gets a bum rap in SA for producing hard wines. Merlot is the most difficult cultivar, responsible for most of the bitterness and toughness in our reds.
    SOURCE: Times Live South Africa 2 weeks ago
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  1. If 15 wines end up with the same score - for example, 91.3 - it means all the wines lying on that score receive the appropriate medal and this applies in every class. So it is not rocket science really, or a contravention of any rules that more than 30% of wines get medals.
    SOURCE: Times Live South Africa 2 weeks ago

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