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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 SMITH-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