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Searching for L'ESTRANGE - Chapter 1

For many years I’ve known that if I wanted to take my wines to the next level, I needed to build layers into them. A great way to do this...

SMAUG THE MAGNIFICENT 2017

This is the second release of Smaug the Magnificent. Like with most great things in life – this wine originated with a really bad experience where the liquor board stopped...

Chapter 2: Searching For L'ESTRANGE

Before harvest I sent you the first chapter of Searching for L’Estrange – the story about my search for the mystery creator of the serendipitous stoneware clay pots I bought...

The EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 2018 and EMPIRE 2017

STELLENBOSCH. Silently, she’s been re-aligning her troops and now strikes back at the Swartland to establish herself yet again as a formidable force. The two wines I’m releasing today are:...

Launch of my new website!

I am launching my new website today! And to celebrate this, we have an offer for sold-out older vintage wines.  Go to the website (www.blankbottle.co.za) and have a look around....

Upstream from Avignon

Every year when I travel to Europe to sell wine, I try and fit in a short visit to a wine area for inspiration. Last year I had an opportunity...