South Africa's Emerging BIPOC Wine Champions | Thokozani Cabernet Franc 2022 | Video No.323

[@PJStoe]

Wow! I had no idea. Last year I was randomly in Wellington and popped in to Diemersfontein with the family. I still am not sure what we were doing over there but had such an enjoyable tasting. Will for sure go back now after this video. Cheers!

[@handrinkssolowineclub]

I’m so glad you did! Can you remember which of their wines you enjoyed the most?

[@PJStoe]

@@handrinkssolowineclub I tried looking back at my photos but don't remember. I did buy the 10 year brandy which was awesome lol Cheers!

[@jonathandutton8071]

Mitres Edge, another multi-winner of the cab franc challenge, might be another boutique winery worth checking out. Other than that, I'd love to see you guys dive into the real, practical, peer reviewd influence of soil (/protolith) on what's in the glass, e.g. testing whether granitic syrah is in fact more floral than its clay based counterparts, etc. Also also, minerality? Salinity? Same or different? But more importantly, where does it come from (I don't buy the salty breeze spiel)? And more flavour compound-microbiology-terroir link explainer vids, please (loved your vid on Phenylmethanethiol).

[@handrinkssolowineclub]

Jonathan! Thank you for Mitres Edge. Will go hunt them down. The sea salt issue is an ongoing topic that has bothered me for some time. I thought I had debunked the “sea breeze” theory in 2022 with help from a BDX viticulturist, but I’m afraid “wind-carried salt deposits” made a comeback late in 2024 😂 will keep trying to get to the bottom of it! As for mineral deposits, thus far, the clues are pointing towards understanding how minerals affect VINES not GRAPES.