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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...
The “curated marketplace” that is Cape Collective is an initiative begun by wine marketer Dane Raath and designer Janneman Solms to sell wine, beer and...
“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....
Glen Carlou in Paarl was originally a partnership between Walter Finlayson, who previously had made a name for himself at Blaauwklippen, and Johannesburg advertising executive...
Since Luke O’Cuinneagain joined Helderberg property Vergelegen from Glenelly in 2022, there has been some rationalisation of the offering, most notably the Reserve versions of...
Jancis Robinson MW once made the observation that “Perhaps the top 10 per cent of all reds and five per cent of all whites (and...
Delicious. That, in a word, describes the 2023 vintage of Hope Marguerite from Bot River property Beaumont. Grapes from two certified heritage vineyards, the one...
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...
The Sondagskloof property Hermanuspietersfontein was established in 2005, the winemaker since the 2015 harvest being Wilhelm Pienaar, who was previously at Nederburg. The Cabernet Franc...
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