Opinion & Analysis

Greg Sherwood MW: Adding further context to the “10 Years On Tasting”

By Greg Sherwood , 18 June 2025

Judging and assessing wines is part and parcel of what wine critics, wine journalists, and wine buyers do on a daily basis. But scoring wines,...

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Letter to the editor: Despite criticism, Cape sommeliers continue their upward climb

By Christian Eedes , 17 June 2025

The following received via email from Spencer Fondaumiere, outgoing chair of the South African Sommeliers Association in response to Michael Fridjhon’s recent article, “The Rise...

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Tim James: Leeu Passant – a Cape wine game-changer

By Tim James , 17 June 2025

When Indian businessman Analjit “Bas” Singh made a first visit to Cape Town in 2010 (bringing a soccer-mad son to the FIFA World Cup) it’s...

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Dr Justus Apffelstaedt: Wine and cardio – Why a glass won’t hurt your endurance

By Justus Apffelstaedt , 12 June 2025

In my last column, I reviewed the scientific evidence with respect to wine and resistance exercise; i.e. the exercise that builds bulk muscle. In this...

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Michael Fridjhon: The rise – and potential fall – of the Cape sommelier

By Michael Fridjhon , 11 June 2025

You would have to search long and hard to find any use of the word “sommelier” in the context of the Cape wine industry twenty-five...

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Tim James: Confronting different conflicts of interest in talking of wine

By Tim James , 9 June 2025

There are topics and debates in wine discussion that seem to periodically re-emerge. Not a bad thing when they’re important – though many of us...

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Greg Sherwood MW: SA’s 2015 New Wave wines – still shining?

By Christian Eedes , 4 June 2025

The ageability of wine is a topic that surfaces regularly among global wine writers and commentators. Perhaps the most contentious aspect is whether a wine...