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FROM CÔTES DU RHÔNE TO WHERE GOATS<br />

DO ROAM: EXPLORING THE RHÔNE STYLE<br />

WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA<br />

BY SAMARIE SM<strong>IT</strong>H-MELETIOU<br />

DIPWSET<br />

PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF<br />

THE ESTATES<br />

Some say Shiraz, some say Syrah. That is the catchy tagline that the Shiraz<br />

Association of South Africa has adopted to illustrate how the styles produced<br />

here oscillate between the Old and the New World. Some wine-producing<br />

countries might even find themselves glancing enviously at the southern tip of<br />

Africa, where diverse award-winning Rhône-style wines are proudly catapulted<br />

into the world from its continental, coastal, and Mediterranean climates.<br />

BABYLONSTOREN ON THE SLOPES OF THE SIMONSBERG<br />

44 WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE

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