{"id":259,"date":"2012-12-07T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/build\/?p=259"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:58:40","slug":"best-value-sa-merlot-at-under-r100-a-bottle-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2012\/12\/best-value-sa-merlot-at-under-r100-a-bottle-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Very best value SA Merlot at under R100 a bottle in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">SOUTH AFRICAN\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">Merlot that has been highly recommended\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">this year by one or more of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">expert tasting panels around the world AND which costs less than R100 a bottle &#8211; 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