It somehow came to my attention that there is a real and no doubt admirable woman in California named Chardonnay Hooker Read more

An interesting and rare treat - a blind tasting of (nearly) all the wines to be shown at the upcoming Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. Read more

It shook me when an acquaintance asked recently what "syrah" signified on a wine-label. He pronounced the first syllable as in "cyber" rather than, correctly, as in "synergy" Read more

Have you wondered why a wine-bottle should traditionally have a punt, that depression in its base? In fact no one seems entirely certain how it originated Read more

The Platter tasting season is drawing to an end (just a few dozen out of 250-odd samples left) and I can look forward to once more regularly choosing what wines I want to drink. Read more