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With so many places trying the wine and food match as a form of entertainment, it’s great that Joostenberg have got it right with their six course menu – food matched to the wines of the farm. And what a lovely collection they are, with the white blend, the Fairhead 2005 a very lovely wine indeed. Mostly chenin but with a good dollop of viognier and some chardonnay, it’s a wine that challenges my personal dislike for viognier – a blatant sugar-puff that’s used to sex-up shiraz and makes overblown single variety wines. Here it adds a lovely spice and fruit to a tangy and very food-friendly wine.