When the new Covid restrictions were announced last week, the wine industry was concerned about a renewed ban on alcohol. Talking to some friends, I realised that they found my anxiousness about such restrictions a bit selfish. Alcohol-rela...
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Recently someone asked me what it is that makes wine so special. What are we going on about all the time? Why are there specialist wine writers and so many options to taste and pair and mature and why are we pondering over wine lists when i...
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Despite South Africa being amidst its third Covid wave, vaccine programmes worldwide are bringing back some sense of security and one of the worst-affected industries, travel and tourism, sees light at the end of the tunnel. But has Covid c...
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A headline about banks in Hong Kong investing in it's "unique position as a financial gateway to China" despite Beijing's political aspirations, reminded me of the importance of prioritising business over politics. A lesson for all South Af...
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With the Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction putting the spotlight on some of South African wine treasures and Tim James addressing the age-worthiness of Cape Wine in a recent winemag.co.za article, I was reminded about the beauty and the sto...
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