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I’ve been thinking again of the names of wines and wine places in the Cape. Names are words, and many of them rather beautiful, especially...
A couple of weeks ago the editor posed the question: “Does SA make too much top-end Chenin Blanc?” Counterpoint to this, I’m of the opinion...
It was a steep and sudden learning curve for me about the possibilities of garnacha. Grenache, if you prefer, though really we should call it...
I got some stick for the previous article entitled “Towards more inviting tasting notes”. Apparently, I criticise wine professionals without a shred of understanding and...
It’s perilous to practice philosophy without a licence. Having said this, I think it’s important to look at the theoretical underpinnings of what we do...
Over the decades, there have been a few new South Africa fine wine releases that developed into epoque defining creations. One such wine was undoubtedly...
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...
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