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

Today saw one of the more significant releases in modern Cape winemaking, with the six wines in the Ouwingerdreeks (Old Vine Series) from Sadie Family Wines. Read more

Below are the six labels of the wines in the recently released Ouwingerdreeks (Old Vine Series) from Sadie Family Wines, including the images of the works of art made by William Kentridge for them, Read more

The virtues of open-mindedness tend to be overrated. I like the idea that the purpose of an open mind is much the same as that for having an open mouth - to close it on something nourishing. Read more

A year-and-a-bit ago we were all expecting (after a lot of on-off rumours) the imminent purchase of Cordoba and perhaps Mulderbosch by Charles Banks, a rich American who had recently severed his relationship with the Californian cult producer Screaming Eagle Read more