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		<title>Chenin Blanc: From workhorse to world stage</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 yet, today, Chenin Blanc stands as South Africa’s defining varietal, not just locally, but on the global stage. It’s a wine of precision, place and potential. What changed was not the grape. It was the belief in what it could be. At Vinimark, we see this as one of South Africa’s most compelling wine stories. From workhorse to opportunity For much of its history, Chenin Blanc served a functional role in the industry. As Winemaker Anthony Sanvido of DeMorgenzon puts it, it was ‘the workhorse’, often cropped for volume and diverted to distillation. But that same history created an unexpected advantage. Many of South Africa’s most prized Chenin vineyards exist today because they were never replanted – and growers who couldn’t afford to replace them preserved what would become the backbone of the country’s old-vine movement. The real shift came in the 1990s. Winemakers like Ken Forrester began challenging convention by tasting together, sharing [...]]]></description>
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