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I thought that Tierhoek’s were the most distantly remote vineyards in the lovely high Piekeniershoek plateau – mountains both near and far on all horizons,...
Wednesday saw for me an eruption of life as I once knew it. For one thing, I had a much-needed haircut – which the hairdresser...
“All generalizations are false,” said Mark Twain – adding immediately: “including this one”. Alexandre Dumas (the younger) reportedly had a slightly different take on a...
My quest to find out why there is so little Bordeaux wine – at the modest end of the range – brought into South Africa...
The wines that one remembers most easily are not always the “best” ones – I’m sure that’s true for everyone and at all times: the...
It’s an issue that is never too far from the official wine lover’s list of gripes. Now, according to a recent interesting article on wine-searcher.com,...
Which does the Cape – in this case mostly Stellenbosch – generally do better: straight cabernet sauvignon or some sort of blend of the five...
The Cape autumn remains worryingly beautiful (just a little rain last week), but the nights are that little bit cooler. On Saturday I made my...
The eminent art critic Robert Hughes was no friend to the business side of art – which was becoming an even bigger business in the...
Less than a year ago, I was pretty sceptical about the chances of establishing a secondary market for top Cape wine via the new auction...
