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Anxious not to cause offence, Paul Clüver Jnr, MD of Paul Clüver Family Wines in Elgin, nevertheless proceeded to wonder aloud to his audience if...
There are, inevitably, different bits of more-or-less arguable evidence to adduce in speaking about the relative strength of white and red wines in South Africa....
When you ask wine professionals, by far most tell you that tasting is a subjective affair. Yes, some offer nuancing but time and again, I...
It was German vision and investment that brought Buitenverwachting, originally part of Simon van der Stel’s great Constantia estate, back to life from 1981, as...
Not all insights are original or earth-shattering, but this doesn’t mean that they are without value. For example, it’s widely recognised that cultivar serves the...
Nuschka de Vos was winemaker at Reyneke Wines from 2015 until late-2021. The emergence of the Omicron variant of Cov-19 disrupted travel plans and instead...
There are three fine estates at the crest of the Helshoogte Pass, just outside Stellenbosch town. As I turned on to Thelema’s gravel, I thought...
Almost all the grape varieties wine is made from come from a single species: Vitis vinifera. But there’s a problem: two vine diseases came to...
Recently, within the space of a few days, I visited two historic, neglected wine estates that are being handsomely invested in and revived by Germans:...
An interesting exhibition opened at the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate, Kent in the UK a few days ago. The show is a substantial...
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