Ntsiki Biyela has trained in Bordeaux and Italy, and currently partners with Napa winemaker Helen Keplinger on the Suo Red Blend project for ethical importer Wine For the World
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Arguably one of the globe’s most overlooked wine regions, South Africa hammocks the continent of Africa between the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and the Indian Ocean on the East. As an emerging New World producer, South Africa enjoys some of the world’s oldest wine growing soils and most diverse ecosystems, including the UNESCO World Heritage Fynbos (meaning ‘fine-leaved’) ecoregion, home to one of the planet’s largest biomes.
These tasting notes compliment my South African artisan winemaker interview with Ntsiki Biyela. Read the full tasting notes here.
Read Swedish translation of full tasting notes here.
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