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South African Cap Classique (sparkling wine) is poised to achieve even greater international acclaim thanks to a talented cohort of winemakers like Danielle Coetsee (née Jacobs) from the renowned Boshendal winery in the Western Cape.

“This year we are celebrating 40 years of making Cap Classique,” says 27-year old winemaker Danielle Coetsee who tasked with making the estate’s bottle-fermented sparkling wines, popularly known as “MCC” in South Africa, that is made according to the traditional method (Méthode Champenoise) most famously used in the French region of Champagne.