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Is the gravitas of a wine determined by the producer or brand name on the label? And if so, how does it influence appreciation and/or...
It’s one of those silly questions asked by an acquaintance or stranger who wants to corner you out of naughtiness or, more seriously, is concerned...
The greatest song in celebration of drink is not the famous rousing New Year soprano aria “Champagner hat's verschuldet” from Johann Strauss’ delightful Die Fledermaus....
One of the horrors of my young life as a wine snob was the close-up view of a Grand Prix race winner taking a slug...
In the world of fine wine, the word ‘drunk’ is never used. The somewhat more high-sounding ‘inebriated’ too never passes lips more worthy of a...
If it is my choice, I’ll take the fourth bottle in the six pack of the La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2019. Even though I’m...
The Landbouweekblad online meeting ‘Can the Cape wine industry survive another alcohol ban?’ of a few weeks ago was very clear: these are critical times....
Okay. So let’s start with art, again. At the food stores, the presence of need lingers outside in the tattered figures who ask for bread,...
In the chapter ‘Wine Grapes of the Cape’ of the wonderfully readable 300 Years of Cape Wine, first published after his death in 1952, C....
Unlike the rest of the world, South Africa’s lockdown closed wineshop doors to admirers of the vinous arts. Like most of the cultural world, our...
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