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Badenhorst is a name to reckon with in Cape wine. Probably its Adi representative, at the Swartland base he owns with cousin Hein, is the...
Which is the Cape’s most expensive wine range? I’m not sure, though I’ll take a stab later. The most expensive individual Cape wines – including...
Prosecco's successful invasion of some of Champagne's major export markets is in full swing, causing no small amount of consternation to the marketing teams of...
Early last year I was commissioned by the KWV to research the history of Roodeberg ahead of the once-iconic brand’s 70th birthday. It was a...
A picture of the beautiful Virginie, Comtesse de Lalande, hangs in the private tasting room at Glenelly Estate in Stellenbosch. I think she’s there to...
Someone with an over-tendency to use the words of uncertainty like “perhaps” and an over-fondness for brackets should probably (there you go!) beware of venturing...
One of the quirks of working in the London wine trade which I am still getting used to after 25 years subsequent to switching careers...
True Sauvignon Blanc fans often bemoan how young wines from this variety typically get drunk but when is optimal? Recently, I revisited the winning wines...
In early January, as the syrah berries were making their definitive turn from green to purple, I visited Saxenburg – one of the earliest Cape...
Each January or thereabouts, various bodies – notably online dictionaries – declare a “Word of the year”, reflecting peaks in look-ups and usage over the...
