Shortly after midnight on 12/13 August 1961, the first barbed wire and bricks of what would become the Berlin Wall were laid down. My reminder of "this day in history" made me think of the devastation caused by civil wars and internal confl...
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It is hard not to be moved by the phenomenal international support for South African wine via social media groups such as SaveSAWine and MoveOneMillion. We've been debating whether wine really can be more than product, but perhaps the dire ...
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Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that despite a Government-instated ban on alcohol and cigarettes, there is a roaring black market and while many legal companies who pay excise and salaries are just about to close their doors, the populat...
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This week, restaurants across South Africa protested the restrictions on trade, introduced by the government's COVID-19 regulations. Although safety and health regulations are not the primary issues, it is, among others, the ban on alcohol,...
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What a week it has been in the Winelands! While the cold weather and snow-capped mountains are what the vine wants, an unexpected reintroduction of a ban on all liquor sales, announced by President Ramaphosa last Sunday night, made it an ex...
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