Hannah Staab features Craven and Van Loggerenberg Wines in her article on the workhorse grape, Cinsault. She writes, “Cinsault’s bad reputation could have been a blessing in disguise, as the once-abandoned vineyards in South Africa and Chile are now a bounty of coveted old vines. Producers like Lukas Van Loggerenberg of Van Loggerenberg Wines aim to […]

Ever wondered about the science behind carbonic maceration? Malu Lambert gets into it in her article “The quantum mechanics of carbonics,” with a focus on wines from Eben Sadie and Lukas Van Loggerenberg. Lambert also highlights the impetus for the whole-cluster movement. “In South Africa whole-cluster winemaking takes on another shape outside of winery walls: […]

Lettie Teague went out in search of wines with silly names that still deliver in terms of quality. She wanted real wines made by real winemakers with a sense of humor, not a mass-market brand with a clever marketing team. Our own Lukas van Loggerenberg made the short list with his 2020 Trust Your Gut […]

Greg Sherwood, MW put his thoughts to paper on the highly anticipated 2019 releases from Lukas.  “Bag your allocations asap as production levels are small but highly sought after,” said Greg.  Lukas continues to grow and the results are within the bottle. Read about the 19s here.