© Cape Times Friday 16th November 2012 This year was the first time I’ve tasted for the Platter Wine Guide. This institution in the wine world (and not just the…

© Cape Times Friday 2nd November 2012 As if the countdown to Christmas weren’t frantic and fun-packed enough, it is now festival season once more. Not that I mind that…

© Cape Times Friday 5th October 2012 As I write this, I am still recovering from one of the busiest weeks most South African wine folk have ever experienced. Cape…

© Cape Times Friday 21st September 2012 Some people set a high price on their services. You see pop stars with massive ‘riders’ of stuff that must be in their…

© Cape Times Friday 7th September 2012 The longer I spend in the wine trade, the more I realise that the greatest quality you can have if you are to…

© Cape Times Friday 24th August 2012 For most things in life, a touch of the impersonal is fine. For instance, I’m not bothered about attaching too much personality to…