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Finding a South African Wine in New York
I am trying to find a distributor or retailer in New York State, preferably in the Greater Rochester/Upstate region that carries Escape 2006 Sweet Shiraz from Stellenbosch, South Africa. I'll even take a later vintage if 2006 is not available. Or one that can shp it to me.
Answer From Expert Roger C. Bohmrich, MW
It is very difficult to find any information on this wine, and no distributor is listed for Metropolitan New York under this brand name. One source indicated that an Escape Sweet Shiraz was produced by Mulderbosch winery, which is represented by Cape Classics (capeclassics.com). You may want to contact them directly. If you can find the wine, you will need to purchase it from a retailer, not directly from the wholesale distributor, if you are a consumer.
About The Expert
Roger has enjoyed a lengthy career in the wine trade as an importer and retailer, and at present he is an educator, speaker and consultant. He set up and managed Millesima USA, a New York merchant affiliated with Europe's leader in direct sales of fine wines to consumers. Previously, he served as senior executive of Frederick Wildman & Sons, traveling regularly around the world to visit wineries and taste the new vintage from barrel. Roger became one of America's first Masters of Wine in 1993.
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