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South African golfer Ernie Els is the best celebrity wine estate owner in the world. Well the Rothschilds are celebrities but they have been wine owners for so long that they are more famous for their wines than the original banking business. But I digress.

Ernie has hired a crackerjack team to make wine from his estate and his label. The wines with his name on it are very expensive and very good. Just down the hill from his named estate is another property he owns that has a fab restaurant run by another Els, no relation. This winery is Guardian Peak. I have mentioned in an earlier blog about the best wine from the estate, SMG, that retails for $24.99 a bottle and is sold out awaiting the next vintage from South Africa. Recently I found another blended wine from Guardian Peak named Frontier. This yummy blend is from Cabernet, Syrah and Merlot and retails for $14.99 a bottle. This wine is delicious now for a barbque, but has enough tannins to improve for a couple of years in the cellar. Crowd pleaser and gourmet pleaser for reasonable money. Sounds like a double eagle. Golf reference, 3 under par on one hole.