“Wine is bottled poetry.” Robert Louis Stevenson

We have received the list of wines that will be tasted during the seminars at this year's revolution. Exciting times, as we count down to 11.11.11 The Day of The Revolution. Today it is only 77 days away!

So, without further ado I give you, (most of) the wines you will taste at the 2011 Swartland Revolution:

Saturday morning tastings,

Mullineux Magic:

>Mullineux Schist Chenin Blanc
>Mullineux Granite Chenin Blanc
>Mullineux Viognier
>Mullineux Clairette blanche
>Mullineux White Blend

>Mullineux Granite Syrah

>Benchmark Granite Syrah
>Mullineux Schist Syrah
>Benchmark Schist Syrah

Expert Opinion:

Jamie's favourites:
>Le Soula Blanc (Cotes de Fenouillèdes, Roussillon)

>Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet Syrah (Northern Rhone)
>Adriana Occhipitini Frappato (Sicily)

Michael's favourites:
>2005 Chateau Beaucastel, chateauneuf du Pape
>2007 Domaine Mathieu, Cuvee Marquis Vignes Centenaires, Chateauneuf du Pape

>2008 Domaine Gayda, Chemin de Moscou, Brugairolles

Jorg's favourites:

>Matassa Blanc (Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon)
>Terroir al Limit L'Arbossar (Priorat)
>Niepoort Batuta (Douro)

The wines from Olivier Clape will be revealed a bit later.

A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. - Clifton Paul Fadiman