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    A renown global wine critic Tim Atkin MW produced for the fourth time his Cape Classification listing 150 South African wineries. This is very loosely based on the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, although quality rather than price was the essential criterion. There are six different bands: first, second, third, fourth & fifth growths, consisting of 15 wines each & a larger group of 75 crus bourgeois. The award-winning British wine-writer and Master of Wine says the 2015 vintage is 'the best I’ve tasted in 26 years of writing about the country’s wines' & should be a springboard to global recognition. 'A winning combination of better viticulture, the development of new wine regions & the emergence of a young generation of wine-making talent make South Africa the most dynamic wine-producing country in the world right now,' he says. He singles out Chenin Blanc, Syrah & Méthode Cap Classique wines for special praise in his 2016 report. Tim Atkin argues that South Africa’s old vines are 'a precious & dwindling resource that needs protection' & says that too many wine farms are unprofitable because of the low price of the country’s wines, particularly on export markets. 'In the absence of significant government subsidies, the answer is to increase the price of South African wine.'

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    A renown global wine critic Tim Atkin MW produced for the fourth time his Cape Classification listing 150 South African wineries. This is very loosely based on the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, although quality rather than price was the essential criterion. There are six different bands: first, second, third, fourth & fifth growths, consisting of 15 wines each & a larger group of 75 crus bourgeois. The award-winning British wine-writer and Master of Wine says the 2015 vintage is 'the best I’ve tasted in 26 years of writing about the country’s wines' & should be a springboard to global recognition. 'A winning combination of better viticulture, the development of new wine regions & the emergence of a young generation of wine-making talent make South Africa the most dynamic wine-producing country in the world right now,' he says. He singles out Chenin Blanc, Syrah & Méthode Cap Classique wines for special praise in his 2016 report. Tim Atkin argues that South Africa’s old vines are 'a precious & dwindling resource that needs protection' & says that too many wine farms are unprofitable because of the low price of the country’s wines, particularly on export markets. 'In the absence of significant government subsidies, the answer is to increase the price of South African wine.'

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    A renown global wine critic Tim Atkin MW produced for the fourth time his Cape Classification listing 150 South African wineries. This is very loosely based on the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, although quality rather than price was the essential criterion. There are six different bands: first, second, third, fourth & fifth growths, consisting of 15 wines each & a larger group of 75 crus bourgeois. The award-winning British wine-writer and Master of Wine says the 2015 vintage is 'the best I’ve tasted in 26 years of writing about the country’s wines' & should be a springboard to global recognition. 'A winning combination of better viticulture, the development of new wine regions & the emergence of a young generation of wine-making talent make South Africa the most dynamic wine-producing country in the world right now,' he says. He singles out Chenin Blanc, Syrah & Méthode Cap Classique wines for special praise in his 2016 report. Tim Atkin argues that South Africa’s old vines are 'a precious & dwindling resource that needs protection' & says that too many wine farms are unprofitable because of the low price of the country’s wines, particularly on export markets. 'In the absence of significant government subsidies, the answer is to increase the price of South African wine.'

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    TIM ATKIN SOUTH AFRICA 2016 Special Report

    Tims
    2016 Cape
    Classification
    First Growths

    Alheit
    Boekenhoutskloof
    Cape Point
    Delaire Graff
    David & Nadia

    Kanonkop
    Keermont
    Klein Constantia
    Mullineux & Leeu
    Newton Johnson

    Paul Cluver
    Porseleinberg
    Rall
    Reyneke
    Sadie Family

    Second Growths

    AA Badenhorst
    Beeslaar
    BLANKbottle
    Cederberg
    Chamonix

    Crystallum
    DeMorgenzon
    Hamilton Russell
    Kershaw
    Lismore

    Raats
    Restless River
    Savage
    Tokara
    Waterford

    Third Growths

    Boschkloof
    Botanica
    Creation
    Fable Mountain Vineyards
    Glenelly

    Graham Beck
    Hartenberg
    Iona
    Miles Mossop
    Mulderbosch

    Stark Cond
    Storm Wines
    Thelema
    Vergelegen
    Vilafont

    Fourth Growths

    Anthonij Rupert
    Constantia Glen
    De Trafford
    Eikendal
    Fram

    Leeuwenkuil
    Longridge
    Rupert & Rothschild
    Rust en Vrede
    Saronsberg

    Sijnn
    Silverthorn
    Spioenkop
    Steenberg
    Thorne & Daughters

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    2016 Tim Atkin

    TIM ATKIN SOUTH AFRICA 2016 Special Report

    Fifth Growths

    Bellingham
    Blackwater
    Bloemendal
    Bon Courage
    Eagles Nest

    Hogan
    Ken Forrester
    Keet Wines
    Morgenster
    Neil Ellis

    Olifantsberg
    Patatsfontein
    Sterhuis
    Uva Mira
    Warwick

    Crus Bourgeois

    Adoro
    Alle Bleue
    Alto
    Arendsig
    Ataraxia
    Avant Garde Wines
    Beau Constantia
    Beaumont
    Boschendal
    Bosman Family
    Bouchard Finlayson
    Catherine Marshall
    Craven
    DAria
    De Toren
    Delheim
    Dewaldt Heyns
    De Wetshof
    Die Kleine Wijn Kop
    Domaine des Dieux
    Donkiesbaai
    Doran
    Edgebaston
    Ernie Els
    Fairview

    Gabrilskloof
    Groot Constantia
    Haskell
    Jasper Raats
    JC Wickens
    JH Meyer
    Jordan
    Kaapzicht
    Klawer Cellars
    Kleine Zalze
    KWV
    Lammershoek
    La Vierge
    Le Lude
    Lemberg
    Le Riche
    Lourensford
    Meerlust
    Momento
    Mount Abora
    Muratie
    Nederburg
    Nitida
    Oak Valley
    Opstal

    Overgaauw
    Radford Dale
    Remhoogte
    Rietvallei
    Rijks
    Rustenberg
    Scali
    Shannon
    Simonsig
    Solms-Delta
    Sons of Sugarland
    Spier
    Springfield
    Stellenrust
    Sumaridge
    Tesselaarsdal
    The Fledge & Co
    The Foundry
    Trizanne Signature
    Villiera
    Vrede en Lust
    Waterkloof
    Webersburg
    Yardstick
    Zonnebloem

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    2016 Tim Atkin

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