Everything to do with South African fine wine. Wine magazine was published from October 1993 until September 2011 and now lives on in digital form as winemag.co.za
After several weeks in the United States this summer, one of the more pertinent things I noticed in the wine retail environment was the diversity...
One of the great advantages of commentating on the South African wine industry from afar is that inevitably many of the day-to-day pressures and frustrations...
Wherever you are in the world these days, there seems to be a prevailing attitude of doom and gloom by a large segment of the...
It’s a night I remember all so vividly. A Monday evening at the One & Only Hotel in the Cape Town Waterfront, the night before...
I remember the day well, walking into the majestic Chateau Palmer in Margaux early on a crisp Spring morning in April 2012 to taste their...
If you are a fine wine collector or even just a keen wine drinker, you could not have failed to hear or read about the...
There are few wine varieties that ignite more passionate debate and illicit more fiery, heart-wrenching commentary than the P-word. Yes, Pinotage. Only a few years...
I recently attended a fascinating masterclass featuring 10 or so top Italian Brunello di Montalcino producers each showing both a straight estate Brunello di Montalcino...
The wine trade is such an intricate, nuanced business that is so multifaceted and fractured with so many products created to appeal to one market...
The third annual Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir Celebration took place this past weekend and the keynote tasting saw producers in the three wards of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley,...
