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108 Fairlady/September 2019

BY SUZY BROKENSHA

Cheers

Springwinesthatwe’re lovingright now,

howtoserveyour redsfrais, a clever

innovation fromVogaandthree of our

world-classlocalwine estates.

PHOTOGRAPHS: LIZA VAN DEVENTER, GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, SUPPLIED

Wine o’clock

Vergelegen, Delaire Graff and Creation

Wines all made the top 50 of CNN’s

inaugural list of the loveliest wine

farms to visit, and we couldn’t be more

proud. Compiled from the votes of

nearly 500 prominent international

wine fundis, sommeliers and luxury

travel journalists, the idea was to

rate both the wines and the overall

experience of the locales in the final

score. Winning!

There’s no need to stop drinking red wine just because it

isn’t winter any longer, or to drink white just because you’re

eating fish. Go ahead and drink what you want to drink

when you want to drink it – the only thing you may need to

adjust slightly is the temperature of your red in spring

and summer. Ideally, the bottle should feel cool, not

cold, to your touch – and definitely not warm.

Ten minutes in an ice bucket or half an hour

in the fridge should do it: in other words,

just a slight chill to make it frais, as the

French say. Very heavily oaked wines

are always better drunk

at room temperature,

so opt for lighter

reds like Pinot Noir,

Cabernet Franc or

Nebbiolo.

ESTATES

OF GRACE

Just chill!

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