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An ambitious plan to catalog the world's old vines launched this week, but it's looking for a little help. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher
"The Japanese haiku word karumi describes the beauty of simplicity, an 'unadorned expression of profound truth.'"- Tamlyn Currin (of JancisRobinson.com) writes of Ian Naudé's Oupa Willem Heritage Blend 2019. A historic blend of Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon.
"Today, praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes." - Jan van Riebeeck, 2nd February 1659. The first week of February remains a big date in Cape wine.