Chenin Blanc https://luxuryxclusives.com Xclusivity Reigns Supreme - Africa's Leading Platform for Luxury Brands Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:36:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://luxuryxclusives.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-Untitled-1024-x-1024-px-32x32.jpg Chenin Blanc https://luxuryxclusives.com 32 32 The Wines That Built South Africa – The Auction That Tells The Story https://luxuryxclusives.com/2026/06/16/the-wines-that-built-south-africa-the-auction-that-tells-the-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wines-that-built-south-africa-the-auction-that-tells-the-story&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wines-that-built-south-africa-the-auction-that-tells-the-story Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Private Luxury Lodges/Game Reserves]]> Africa Business]]> South Africa]]> Stories]]> What happens]]> News]]> Recent Post]]> Best Vintage Wines]]> Wine Specials]]> Wine Tips]]> https://luxuryxclusives.com/?p=55573 South Africa inherited Muscat, fortified wine traditions, Chenin Blanc and distillation from Europe. It invented Pinotage. It transformed Chenin Blanc from a workhorse grape into a fine-wine benchmark. It resurrected Vin de Constance from extinction. And in places like Calitzdorp, it turned Portuguese varieties and Port traditions into something unmistakably South African. Strauss & Co’s [...]

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|]]> Chenin Blanc: From workhorse to world stage https://luxuryxclusives.com/2026/06/08/chenin-blanc-from-workhorse-to-world-stage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chenin-blanc-from-workhorse-to-world-stage&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chenin-blanc-from-workhorse-to-world-stage Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Stories]]> What happens]]> News]]> Recent Post]]> Best of Whites]]> Best of Wine Blends]]> Best Vintage Wines]]> Wine Specials]]> Wine Tips]]> https://luxuryxclusives.com/?p=55439 South Africa’s most underestimated grape has become its greatest global statement. For decades, Chenin Blanc was treated as an afterthought. It was the grape you planted for yield, not for legacy – cropped heavily, sent to co-ops, often destined for distillation. Reliable, yes. Respected, no and now South Africa Chenin Blanc: from workhorse to world [...]

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|]]> Groot Phesantekraal Tells a Cool Chenin Tale https://luxuryxclusives.com/2025/06/30/groot-phesantekraal-tells-a-cool-chenin-tale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groot-phesantekraal-tells-a-cool-chenin-tale&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groot-phesantekraal-tells-a-cool-chenin-tale Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Stories]]> What happens]]> Fine Beverages, Cigars & Bubbles>Luxury Bubbles]]> News]]> Recent Post]]> Breaking News]]> Latest News]]> Best of Reds]]> Best of Whites]]> Best of Wine Blends]]> Best Vintage Wines]]> Wine Specials]]> Wine Tips]]> https://luxuryxclusives.com/?p=52105 From serendipity to strategy – how a happy accident became the estate’s star attraction. Groot Phesantekraal, a celebrated Durbanville wine estate, is redefining its white wine focus by turning the spotlight on Chenin Blanc – and not just any Chenin, but cool-climate Chenin that’s making waves in a region known for its Sauvignon Blanc. “Some [...]

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|]]> 17Th Century Slave-Born Anna De Koning Honoured By Groot Phesantekraal https://luxuryxclusives.com/2025/04/14/17th-century-slave-born-anna-de-koning-honoured-by-groot-phesantekraal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17th-century-slave-born-anna-de-koning-honoured-by-groot-phesantekraal&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17th-century-slave-born-anna-de-koning-honoured-by-groot-phesantekraal Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:04:57 +0000 Travel Tips in Africa – (East, West, North and South Home is Best)]]> Africa Business]]> Africa News]]> South Africa]]> Antiques, Art and Craft>Luxury Art]]> Antiques, Art and Craft>Luxury Collectables]]> Art and Exhibition Shows]]> Stories]]> What happens]]> Fine Beverages, Cigars & Bubbles>Luxury Bubbles]]> News]]> Recent Post]]> Breaking News]]> World News]]> NPO Services]]> Best of Reds]]> Best of Whites]]> Best of Wine Blends]]> Best Vintage Wines]]> Wine Specials]]> Wine Tips]]> https://luxuryxclusives.com/?p=51330 Prominent Durbanville winery Groot Phesantekraal is commemorating one of the most intriguing, Cinderella-like personalities in South African history.  On 8 April, the Cape Town Heritage Foundation officially unveiled a Blue Plaque to pay tribute to Anna de Koning (sometimes written as de Koningh or de Coningh). The famous high-society beauty, who was born to a [...]

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