South African wine recommendations ???

The '98 Rubicon from Meerlust is readily available and quite ready to drink from an excellent vintage. mt

Mulderbosch Sav. Blanc Meerlust Rubi or Merlot Vergelegen Cabernet Kevin Arnold Shiraz Plasir de Merle for anything they make Saxenberg Private Collection Shiraz Slaley Pinot/Shiraz Beyerskloof Pinotage (just because it is - or was I haven't had it in years - a benchmark Pinotage)

Don't know where you are based, but in the UK I use these guys a bit:

Enjoy.

Also in the UK, the following club does regular mixed cases of quality SA wines. They also give good talks to wine clubs.

Nadine Pienaar South African Wine of the Month Club

18 Deena Close Queens Drive London W3 0HR Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 208 922 2759 snipped-for-privacy@ukonline.co.uk

I just had one I liked. It's called "Rust En Vrede" from Stellenbosch. It's a Cabernet-Shiraz with a dollup of Merlot stirred in. One negative, this was a 2000 and it really needs a few more years in the cool end of the basement before it's ready. Perhaps there are earlier years that are also good.

Regards,

Kent Feiler