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From the origins of winemaking in Georgia to the modern wine revolution in the Western Cape is something over 8 000 kilometres – and as...
In the introduction to the 2019 edition of Platter’s entitled “Some trends in South African wine", the following observation is made: “The ‘ultra-premium’ category is...
“We’re bottling today,” explains cellar master Chris Williams over the din of a mobile bottling unit parked outside Meerlust’s cellar. He leads me past it...
Believe me, a profound satisfaction in my growing old (older, oldish – fairly soon I turn 64) is the realisation that I am not actually...
The political environment of South Africa makes it very difficult for even the most delusional amongst us to feel optimistic about the economy, and therefore...
It’s time to introduce Constantia, the vast farm awarded to Cape commander Simon van der Stel on 13 July 1685, the sub-divisions of which go...
“The 26th November, 1898, will always remain a red-letter day in the history of Constantia”. So wrote JP de Waal, manager of the government wine...
There are some producers – not very many – whose sudden absence would leave an irreparable hole in the fabric of the South African wine...
It was Danish mixologist Lars Erik Lyndgaard Schmidt who became intrigued by the Cape quinine wine mentioned in the 1930 publication of The Savoy Cocktail...
During my first ever visit to Australia to judge the Victorian Wine Show, one thing that particularly impressed was the organizational complexity of its industry...
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