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Tag Archives: It is What it Is 2016
Blank Bottle at Butlers – Pieter Walser fills us in.
Blank Bottle Winery was established in an old shack (a hinterhofkabuff, so the “story” goes, see later on) in Somerset West, South Africa, …something like maybe fifteen-or-so years ago, according to legend (bare with me here). I will briefly relate … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
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Blank Bottle at Butler’s
I don’t often write about a single wine producer unless I’ve visited them, or at least met the producer at a wine event. I’ve known and enjoyed the wines made in South Africa by Pieter Walser, imported into the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Own Label Wines, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Blank Bottle Winery, Brighton Wine Merchants, Butlers Wine Cellar, Give and Take 2017, It is What it Is 2016, Own Label Wines, Pieter Walser, South African Pinot Blanc, South African Tempranillo Blend, South African Wine, Swig Wines
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 