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Awesome writeup for Moment of Silence 2011 in U...

Around twice a year, I visit the Swig world HQ (an office in Chiswick, west London) and taste some of the most delicious wines known to humanity. Next day I...

Great writeup for Woolworths The Spaniard

Unusual reds win the cold war The Spaniard 2011 A winning Paarl blend of, yes, mostly Spanish varieties though the label gives the better known French names: carignan, mourvèdre, grenache, and...

My story live tonight at 7:30pm on Mentor24

My apologies for being so quiet! Since we last spoke, bottling, harvest, labeling of my new wines and a quick marketing/scouting trip to Europe has kept me on the run....

looking back

Annually, on my birthday (not today, I wrote this a month ago), I like to reflect a bit. So please bear with me as this newsletter is a bit more...

BLANKbottle My Eie Stofpad 2011 – Top 10 Cabern...

BLANKbottle My EIE Stofpaf 2011 Blaauwklipped pad Cabernet franc was rated by platter amongst one of the top 10 Cabernet franc’s in South Africa.

New wines (sort of)...

A few times this year I was sort of left with a red face, being sold out on wines I hadn’t officially released. Now I know being sold out isn’t...