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Malu Lambert: Interview with Craig Wessels of Restless River

By Malu Lambert , 17 January 2018

Any day that begins in a drop-top 110 Land Rover is bound to be interesting. Even more so when it’s Craig Wessels of Restless River...

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Tim James: Is a market correction on the way for top-end SA wine?

By Christian Eedes , 15 January 2018

Last year – 2017 – seemed to me marked by a sudden leap in the prices of upper-end local wines. Or had they been creeping...

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Regional profile: Swartland

By Christian Eedes , 15 January 2018

From the January issue of Decanter: A vivid illustration of how dire the drought currently affecting the Swartland is the superfluous “No Swimming” sign in...

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Tim James: Can the market bear the ever-increasing number of top-end Chenins?

By Tim James , 18 December 2017

Visiting and tasting with Lukas van Loggerenberg (Van Loggerenberg Wines) and Reenen Borman (Boschkloof and Patatsfontein/Ron Burgundy) is becoming established as a great annual pleasure....

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Tim James: The year in review

By Tim James , 11 December 2017

The year seems to approach its weary end unusually quickly in Cape Town. Maybe it’s the bloody tourists. They’re already blocking the view of mountain...

Marthélize Tredoux: Why we drink what we drink

By Marthelize Tredoux , 7 December 2017

It has been quite a long and trying year, so instead of picking a fight or moaning about who did or didn’t do something right...

Malu Lambert: Interview with Craig Hawkins of Testalonga

By Malu Lambert , 6 December 2017

Craig Hawkins of Testalonga is this intangible mix of quirk and depth. Talking to him is like tumbling down the rabbit hole. You can’t quite...

10 years ago this month

By Christian Eedes , 6 December 2017

10 years ago, Marc Kent had just won Diners Club Winemaker of the Year for the Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2005 – this offering from the Franschhoek...

Tim James: Impressions left by a Riedel Glassware Masterclass

By Christian Eedes , 4 December 2017

I’d attended a Riedel glass tasting before (and heard others’ experiences) and knew that again I’d come away fully convinced of the genius of this...

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Michael Fridjhon: Why it’s a good time to be in wine – five reasons to be optimistic about in 2018

By Michael Fridjhon , 29 November 2017

It hasn't been an easy year for South Africa, notwithstanding the ever-increasing excitement around our wines in many of the international markets. The local market...

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