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Higgo Jacobs @HiggoJacobs

Sommelier at Large

Joined January 2014
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Following the international celebration of Chardonnay day last week, this film provides a good snapshot of the colourful history and current success of this glorious grape in the Cape youtu.be/7O9Blj7fPB0?si=csA6… #ChardonnaySouthAfrica #WorldClassChardonnay
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Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction@StraussFineWine
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Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 results revealed decanter.com/wine-news/decan…

Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 results revealed

The world’s largest wine competition celebrates quality, record performances, firsts and emerging trends.

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youtube.com/shorts/ql7YeliGF… Exciting Port collection, and probably our best yet selection of fortifieds on offer in the current Strauss & Co winter catalogue. straussart.co.za/auctions/de…

Cape Heritage, Sweets and Fortifieds

Strauss & Co Fine Wine is proud to offer South Africa’s finest wine...

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We champion the brilliant 2015 vintage (local and international) 10 years into maturity with our current online fine wine sale
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Winnie Bowman, CWM@Winbeebee
16 Nov 2024
Ever had 💯 % Pinotage Brandy? Now is you chance to bid on this and many other exciting lots @ #StraussAuctionOnline Get your favourites! ⁦@HiggoJacobs⁩ ⁦@RolandPeens⁩ ⁦@KWVBrandy⁩ ⁦@pdebod⁩
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A brandy idiot gets hammered at auction mg.co.za/friday/2024-11-15-a…

A brandy idiot gets hammered at auction

Strauss & Co is selling a selection of rare, aged Cape fine brandies from South Africa’s top distillers

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Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction@StraussFineWine
16 Oct 2024
A stellar line-up of Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style wines on Strauss & Co's October Timed Online wine Auction. Bidding closes Mon, 21 Oct from 6pm. Register and place your bids now ! zurl.co/1NDz
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What a week of fine wine! Lucky enough to taste most of the @timatkin highlights across 3 tastings, and the simple truth is we are so lucky as Saffas to have full access to world class wines. Get on board folks, buy @ProudlySA wines! It might not stay this affordable forever...
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Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction@StraussFineWine
11 Jul 2024
Single-Owner Private Collection: Bid now ! Rhône lovers will delight in the names of Alain Graillot, Clape & Clos de Papes. From Italy, Salvioni, Il Poggione & Tignanello; Rioja is well represented with López de Heredia, Muga, Macán, La Rioja Alta. zurl.co/TsBQ
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Back in my post, judging @CheninBlancSA #Top10CheninBlancChallenge Such a diverse category makes it challenging, but fun
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No better all rounder drink for the Karoo in winter than quality Calitzdorp Tawny. Delicious @Boplaas1880
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Promoted to senior judge this year at @DecanterAwards in London. Always good to come back here
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More re-corking of Cape Heritage wines at @Vinoteque_sa with @amorim_za
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Some very impressive flights assembled by @wellredwinemag and @JourneysEndWine to benchmark against the best. Courageous indeed. The Syrahs were all world class
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Super interesting list from Star Wine List data. How many have you had from this list? Time to get an SA wine on there! Voici les 100 producteurs de vin les plus proposés au monde dans les restaurants gastronomiques (via @LaRVF_mag) larvf.com/voici-les-100-prod…

Voici les 100 producteurs de vin les plus proposés au monde dans les restaurants gastronomiques

Lors du salon Wine Paris 2024, le site Star Wine List, un guide des bars à vins et restaurants du monde entier, a dévoilé son classement des 100 producteurs de vin les plus listés dans le monde. Un...

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Solid endorsement from @MaluLambert in Your Luxury Africa Magazine, featuring @StraussFineWine top performers.
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