But “brut” relates directly to sweetness: it means there’s less than 12 grams per litre of sweetness. “Brut sauvage”, “brut nature” and “extra brut” are drier than brut ...

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And appropriate in several ways. The Bill here is William Millar, a boxer, war hero, rugby star and the first general manager of KWV, the huge co-operative that once dominated South African wine ...