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Winestars - top 10 in the world - The low Down

If I said it a 100 times, I’ve said it a 1000 times: I do not believe in a big break, so to speak. I believe that life is a...

The Release of the Little Spaniard 2011

It’s finally that time of the year where I can start releasing new wines (and make the bank man wipe that frown off his forehead). To start with a bang I decided...

BLANKbottle Top 20 finalist in London this week

Man oh man – what have I got myself into now? Have you ever chased a lion, then caught it and thought: now what? Well, I’ve caught the lion. BLANKbottle’s...

Luca's first wine: tale of Education and passi...

Harvest 2012: done! Travelled 6950km in 6 weeks, picked 24 vineyards – a total of 16 varietals from Elgin to Hopefield. Seeing that I’ve been stuck in the rather fortunate...

Let's talk about the weird stuff newsletter

All the very best for the New Year! Please see below my let’s-consider-the-weird-stuff newsletter. If you do not feel like reading, you have the option to view it as a YouTube video. I recorded...

The new BLACK 2010 released

“BLACK 2010”   This wine is a red blend of Swartland Syrah, Mourvedre & Grenache – a joint venture between myself and a friend, Albert Ahrens. Personally, I think that the...