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Many South African wine producers, especially those who are relatively recent arrivals on the international stage, lament the years of isolation – not just the...
If you offer yourself as a wine critic there’s firstly objectivity to at least consider. It’s something only achievable once you understand your own instinctual...
I’ve recently been exploring speciality coffee, and took a trip to Brazil to see the coffee harvest, and observe how the cherries are processed. I...
Few vintages in recent South African memory have been discussed with as much quiet confidence among wine producers, and in particular, Chenin Blanc producers, as...
The following received via email from Joël van den Hoogen, a Dutch creative director based in Amsterdam: I read your editorial "The case for a...
Over the last month or so, a necessary, if uncomfortable, debate has unfolded in our industry about the independence of wine criticism. A recent break...
We can safely assume that few wine countries or regions have specific legislation about wines made from, um… single vines. In fact, I’d venture a...
An article earlier in the year by Michael Fridjhon on the collapse of Bordeaux speculation left me thinking long after I had finished reading it....
Introducing The Cold Soak, a podcast where we discuss what’s been happening in South African wine over the past month – new releases, industry chatter,...
The occasion, Paul Sauer 2023 vintage release (read the review here). Hosted as always in the room adjacent to the barrel cellar. Winter light pours...
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