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Gnarled bush vines win top award for South Africa

Published Mon, May 25, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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Stellenbosch, South Africa

GNARLED and gnomish, the vines that produced the best white in one of the world's top wine competitions crouch low and untrellised amid more traditional vineyards in South Africa's scenic Cape winelands.

The Chenin Blanc made from these 40-year-old "bush vines" beat global competition across the full range of white wines to take the top spot in this year's Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which tested a total of 8,000 wines.

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