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/ 17 February 2012
Riesling: If you have never riesled, it is time to start.
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/ 20 January 2012
Cinderella and workhorse were favourite clichés to describe the role of chenin blanc in the local wine industry of olden days.
A is for anticipation, B is for bottoms up — and T is for tanked. <b>Tim James</b> guides you through the best of the season.
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/ 2 December 2011
Bellingham Johannisberger, that long-surviving triumph of semi-sweet, modestly priced insipidity, is part of a much more elegant family.
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/ 25 November 2011
Wine lovers in Jo’burg can choose between the Cape’s famous, fancy or fresh wines this weekend.
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/ 18 November 2011
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.
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/ 11 November 2011
Too many producers regard wine journalists as badly paid PR people.
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/ 4 November 2011
It’s not every wine show that has a once-powerful politician pouring sips of wine for all and sundry.
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/ 28 October 2011
Wine sales generally are bad, exports less lucrative than they should be — the industry is bleeding. Is this the best time for experiments?
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/ 21 October 2011
Meerlust has just about everything going for it these days.