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It feels like everyone I know is collectively suffering from that special brand of fatigue that sets in around October. End-of-year-itis. My mind keeps conjuring...
Come over the Helshoogte Pass from Stellenbosch, past Thelema, Tokara and Delaire on the crest, and there’s the lovely Banghoek Valley around you as you...
Wine-drinkers who think that regulation around the sale of liquor is unlikely to have any impact on their being able to enjoy their favourite tipple...
In October 2012 I persuaded Roland Peens of Wine Cellar in Cape Town to organise a small tasting of fairly modestly priced red blends. The...
There are various reasons why, in the midst of all the fine local stuff offered us these days, we should look to wine imports. The...
“We are not simply tasting our library stock to see what’s in good enough shape to release commercially. The objective is rather to share these...
I spend a lot of time thinking about discrepancies in the wine industry. Things I observe that seem like gaps - gaps in reasoning, or...
Earlier this year, I rated the Malabar 2012, the Rhône-style red blend from Charles Back’s Swarland operation Spice Route, 90 on the 100-point quality scale...
The Swartland Revolution ran from 2010 until 2015, the Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir Celebration took place for the third time earlier this year and the district...
Twice recently I was prompted to consider food and wine pairing. I must admit to some scepticism on the subject – at least compared to...
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