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They used to call Pinot Noir the “heartbreak grape” - apparently because it was so difficult to produce a decent example, even in Burgundy, and...
The question used to come up amongst wine’s chattering circles – though I haven’t heard or seen it mentioned recently: Are the Cape’s white wines,...
Like a bad rash, some things never seem to want to go away. During this Covid-19 pandemic, I have had much to occupy my mind,...
I was interested to see that, above the signature of Roland Peens, Wine Cellar (a significant retailer in Cape Town) announced the release of the...
The Landbouweekblad online meeting ‘Can the Cape wine industry survive another alcohol ban?’ of a few weeks ago was very clear: these are critical times....
Bad news about today’s set of new releases from Sadie Family Wines. The most frustrating of which is that the 2019 Ouwingdreeks and 2018 Signature...
One of the more curious aspects of wine-grape planting in the Cape before the latter 19th century is how little of it was for red...
Why blend, rather than sticking to one variety? The more I ponder the question, the clearer to me it is that there’s always yet another...
I make no apologies for trying to uphold a resolutely positive demeanour in the face of on-going trouble and strife in both the UK and...
It is entirely my own fault. Everyone told me to stock up on alcohol but I didn’t get it together. Now the ban on booze...
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