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Some weeks ago I wrote about the first straightforwardly commercial wine auction in South Africa – in recent times at least – organised by a...
When someone asked editor Christian Eedes if he liked old wine, in response to some recent notes and scores, it prompted two thoughts in me....
One of the most undersung achievements in South African wine this century could well be Radford Dale: it’s not easy to think of many producers...
An interesting question was asked by a knowledgeable commentator in response to some recent notes and scores about older wines by Christian Eedes: “Is it...
If one can have feelings for a grape variety, gamay noir is one of the more serious candidates for your sympathy. Burgundy snobs will know...
How Stellenbosch Syrah has changed over the past decade! I realised this particularly last night. I’d found a bottle of Quoin Rock Syrah 2008, which...
Death, Famine, War, and Conquest are not immediately cheerful concepts – and not names that your average drinker would happily find on winelabels. So, having...
In one of those nice coincidences, the evening before the winners of the Cabernet Franc Challenge were posted I had been drinking an older vintage...
Has anyone reading this, cracked a bottle of 2019 yet? I haven’t, though it’s perfectly possible, even if I don’t know exactly when the first...
The intricate game of pairing food and wine has never much appealed to me, let alone convinced me of its necessity. I have, however, appreciated...
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