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Sometimes sauvignon will surprise you. At least it’s been surprising me. South African savvy is generally approached with New World methodology: protective winemaking, ester-enhancing yeasts,...
It’s rare in South Africa for a prestigious brand to produce just one wine in solitary splendour. Chris Keet, though, seems to be making a...
The Great Wealth Transfer refers to an intergenerational wealth transfer that is currently underway in the United States as well as among many other western nations, with the Baby Boomer generation...
Wine is under pressure, making it more important than ever to tell a compelling, positive story about it. But what makes wine special? What does...
A minor vicennial (vigintennial if you prefer) that I missed in my look at anniversaries earlier this year is that of the first vintage of...
The taste of wine is complex neurophysiological phenomenon: Chemical compounds in the wine interact with smell receptors in the nose and taste receptors in the...
The Cape wine industry looks nothing like the beast which emerged from the era of isolation. Back in the early 1990s we had a few...
Colleague Michael Fridjhon, who is himself Johannesburg-based, has often pointed out that Winemag.co.za faces a challenge due to its physical location in Cape Town, leaving...
How long to put down wine to maximise its potential is a perennial and difficult question, quite apart from personal drinking tastes. It’s a question...
VAT hikes, increased government spending and a debt that amounts to 76% of our GDP. There’s no better time than March 2025 to be a...
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