cape potstill brandy

The Cape Brandy Distillers Guild is a collective of Cape Potstill Brandy producers in South Africa’s Cape Wine Region serving to preserve and uphold a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for Cape Brandy, comparable to Cognac and Champagne, ensuring authenticity and provenance for future generations.

The Malan family of Simonsig, known as the pioneers of the very first Method Cap Classique in South Africa, now gets behind another premium South African Protected Designation of Origin - Cape Potstill Brandy. For decades, Cape Potstill Brandy was South Africa’s best-kept secret, deeply rooted in history, world-class, yet overshadowed by wine and whisky in global markets. Today, a quiet revival is underway, the entry of Simonac XXO Cape Brandy from Simonsig into the category may prove more significant than it appears. Cape Potstill Brandy has always had its roots in the vineyard. Unlike...

CAPE BRANDY ORIGINS

THE CAPE BRANDY COLLECTIVE

WHAT MAKES A CAPE BRANDY?

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Aged in Oak casks of less than 340 litres for a minimum of ten years

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Aged in Oak casks of less than 340 litres for a minimum of five years

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Aged in Oak casks of less than 340 litres for a minimum of three years

cape potstill brandy

Brandy is wine with a longer memory_Simonacxxo

Preserving a Legacy: What Cape Potstill Brandy Can Learn from Japanese Sake and Shochu

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Has Cape Brandy Lost Its Roots in the Vineyard?

We are only too aware that the only way top end brandy can grow is the.

CAPE BRANDY, LIKE FRENCH COGNAC, SETS ITSELF APART.

THE CAPE BRANDY COLLECTIVE

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