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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...

What happened in Marseilles, France?

Being in Marseille at the film festival was like watching the French rugby team jog onto the field to play the Springboks in a jam-packed Stade de France. There’s a...