Grape

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Cathy Van Zyl

Urgently seeking suggestions

Given a friend's penchant for handing over a case of wine from the 50th birthday boy or girl's birth year, and given that my half century is fast approaching, I'm urgently seeking a new vintage despite mine being 'one of the 20th century's finest'. Read more

Angela Lloyd

Fresh as a daisy

On a visit to Italy some 21 years ago, we were buying our usual peasant lunch to enjoy in the vineyards and had chosen a bottle of Galestro to wash it down. Read more

Tim James

Art and old vines - update

Two things have reminded me that perhaps it's time to give an update on the splendid getting together of probably the country's best-known artist and one of its best-known winemakers. Read more

Open Space

Mining: Statement from the CWG

The Cape Winemakers Guild has issued a "Statement with Regards to Prospecting and Mining within the South African Winelands". Read more

Melvyn Minnaar

‘Superior’ Redux

A rethink of our wine classification system may be a good idea. Can we learn elsewhere? Read more

Guest Blog

That other, newer wine-growing area

Rob Boyd gives an update on the wineries of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands - or, at least, those belonging to the KZN Midland Read more

Michael Fridjhon

Pot-holes and sauvignon blanc

Everyone in Johannesburg talks about the pot-holes - they are less scary than crime. Read more

Notes from us

Bon vintage!