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Asking me what my favourite wines are is like asking Neal Martin what his favourite album is to listen to while drinking Chateau Lafite Rothschild...
Here are two scenes I witnessed recently. One was a conversation my wife and I had with a sommelier. He brought the bottle we ordered...
As Dry January comes to an end (without my participation) the alcohol industries, including wine, are still beset with health alarmism – and nervous of...
Transformation is a much used and much abused word in South Africa. The moment it enters a discussion it acquires a peculiar invulnerability. Simply to...
“What four reds,” asked my brother James, “did you encounter last year which are drinking well now and might be better in five years or...
There’s a well-worn but good joke that’s relevant to my theme – but a joke is anyway surely nice to have early in the year....
What a year 2024 was! Quite evidently, no two people, no two wine merchants, and certainly no two businesses experienced the exact same pressures. But...
If you haven’t already heard the portentous rumblings, be warned that the next sentence is unquestionably not the last you’ll be hearing of this matter....
With Christmas just around the corner, many South Africans will be focused on mostly things starting with a “B”… beaches, braaivleis, boerewors and beer. For...
You hear the news, perhaps read a media release, and sometimes you wonder: Why? Why did this happen? Why did this person or this winery...
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