SA's best wines on a Platter
- 02 Nov 2012 00:00 - Tim James
- The latest guide to South African wines might have some flaws, but it sets an international standard.
Simple shiraz blends make for drinking comfort
- 05 Oct 2012 17:08 - Tim James
- Shiraz-based blends that are not too complicated but fresh and delicious are my own "house red".
Incentive to rock 'n riesling
- 17 Feb 2012 12:27 - Tim James
- Riesling: If you have never riesled, it is time to start.
Adventurers are spoilt for choice
- 18 Nov 2011 12:07 - Tim James
- There are an awful lot of South African wines out there -- about 7 000. It's tempting to abandon adventurism and reach for another bottle of the same.
Pinot's troubled affair has its good moments
- 19 Sep 2011 16:13 - Tim James
- The "heartbreak grape" they call it -- a cliché used by wine-growers who've tried and failed to get pinot noir to produce the wonders of Burgundy.
