So you know what the most-planted wine varieties are, right?
MANY WINE lovers would be amazed on being told that neither Chardonnay nor Cabernet rank among the Top 3 most widely planted grape vines in France. And outside Spain and […]
Columella most in demand of SA wines at Rhône-theme auction
AT THE FIRST Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction of 2023, The Sadie Family’s red blend Columella fetched the highest prices paid for Cape beauties during a sale of collectables […]
Only one South African in US Wine Spectator’s Top 100 in 2021? Please!
WHAT RUBBISH! Wine Spectator, the biggest and some say the most influential magazine cum online publication for wine lovers in the USA names its Top 100 for 2021 and ONLY ONE […]
On Prohibition: the USA 100 years ago vs South Africa in 2020
“THERE WE WERE, just thinking that this current prohibition, imposed under the guise of limiting the spread of Covid, was about to end with Wednesday’s presidential announcement [13 May 2020].” […]
Frenchman puts on good show with South African wine at TEXSOM, USA
THERE IS MORE wine consumed in the USA than in any other country on the planet, yet there are few international wine competitions of much significance in the States, […]
