SA wines triumph as Old Vine Chenin wins big at Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
Bernard Podlashuk was declared 99% dead during the Second World War, though 1% seems to have been all he needed, telling of the vigour of the man given everything he managed to DO in his lifetime. With his wife, Fredagh, they were described as ex-London socialites with"exotic" roots who made their way from Johannesburg to Franschhoek and sold Fredagh's diamonds to purchase Bellingham in 1943.
In 1949, he made South Africa's first Rosé , South Africa's first single varietal Syrah in 1956, commissioned the custom Johannisberger bottle, and was the first to brand his corks as a marketing ploy. Genius. * I once came upon a branded cork that read:"Bel stoute Piet vir 'n goeie tyd" /"Call naughty Piet for a good time," quoting a telephone number. We later learned it was a prank, and poor Piet eventually had to change his number. Corks are prime advertising real estate.
While Bellingham is one of the original heritage brands in the DGB portfolio, it has a distinctly small brand feel—or, as red winemaker Richard Duckitt says,"a cellar within a cellar." The Bernard Series of Bellingham wines is focused on making small-batch wines from unexpectedly stellar sites. Like the maiden vintage Albariño from Philadelphia , beautiful yellow fruit with piercing acidity, yet another light white alternative.
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