The Big Faure-oh
© 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…
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5th August 2019
Wines with body – and face
© 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…
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5th August 2019
The Oldest New World wine country
© Cape Times Friday 10th August 2012 People are very fond of terming South Africa ‘the Oldest New World wine country’ and I really do think that we offer the…
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5th August 2019
Come on baby, let’s go to the hops
© Cape Times Friday 27th July 2012 Anyone who’s involved in any way with the wine trade, knows the importance of beer. Winemakers generally drink it by the gallon-load during…
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5th August 2019
How green is your screwcap?
© Cape Times Friday 17th May 2013 I’ve just come back from a fabulous week in Portugal sponsored by the biggest cork manufacturers in the country – Amorim. We ate…
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5th August 2019