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Introducing The Cold Soak, a podcast where we discuss what’s been happening in South African wine over the past month – new releases, industry chatter,...
Apparently Henry Ford didn’t quite say that “history is bunk” – he blinked, and included “more or less”. He added that he was talking about...
Nico Grobler of La Brune in Elgin has knocked it out of the park with his 2025s. ““We recorded the highest number of cold units...
I have recently written a lot about the phenomenon of the Judgement of Wimbledon Blind Grenache Tasting held in London and its enduring growth, success...
Despite working in the wine industry since 2009, my passion for South Africa, not just the wines, but the place, and the people as well,...
“Early vintages often make for good wines, but do they make for great wines?”, Rudiger Gretschel, Vinimark's Production Director, remarked to me shortly after the...
How well do the once-new-wave Swartland wines mature in bottle – both whites (mostly chenin or chenin-based) and reds (mostly syrah or syrah-based)? We’re starting...
Ever since Chris de Vries assumed the permanent role of winemaker at Vilafonté in late 2016, the wines have grown in refinement. The 2023 vintage...
The modern era of South African wine, now three decades in, has delivered remarkable gains in quality – but who will drive the next wave...
“The Signature range is the absolute focus of what we do,” says Chris Mullineux of the eponymous Swartland label and volumes of the new releases...
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