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/ 14 October 2011
Although the 2012 <em>Platter’s Wine Guide </em>will be released only next month, the winners of its top ratings were announced this week.
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/ 30 September 2011
Which are the most exciting wine areas of the Cape? I increasingly hear murmurs of discontent of too much focus on the Swartland and on its wineries.
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/ 19 September 2011
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.
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/ 11 September 2011
The wine industry seems to be pandering to a conservative, rich market that likes flashy stuff.
It’s been threatening for a long time: a report from a responsible international body replete with accusations of shocking farmworker conditions.
Homeland remains heartland for most grape varieties. Possibly the only important exception is malbec.
The ugly side underpinning the wine industry is often too easily ignored.
Put fire in your wintry belly! If ever there’s a time to indulge in rich, alcoholic, delicious fortified wines it is now.
Out of the great revolution in South African wine we’ve seen in the past few decades, something of a contradiction is emerging.
<b>Tim James</b> writes about his role as a wine critic for <i>Platter’s</i>. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.