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Published on: 15 Nov 07
Ruth Penfold - Young Winemaker of the Year 2007
Semillon is her favourite white grape... Steenberg's Ruth Penfold is the 2007 Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year.
Published on: 23 Oct 07
Annandale's Hempies du Toit
Hempies du Toit was no push-over in his rugby-playing days, and neither are the wines that he makes at his Stellenbosch farm called Annandale. Christian Eedes interviewed him.
Published on: 23 Oct 07
Welbedacht's 'Groot' Schalk Burger
Wellington vintner Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Snr is larger than life, a giant in form and spirit. As patriarch of SA rugby's first-family, former Bok lock Groot Schalk contradicts the notion that forwards are all brawn and nothing else. WINE's Rob Morris reports from the Karoo.
Published on: 19 Oct 07
Vriesenhof's Jan 'Boland' Coetzee
This month sees the rugby playing nations of the world gather in France to fight it out for the William Webb Ellis Trophy and bragging rights as World Champions. The link to wine? There will be three former Springboks sitting in the packed stands, who usually spend their days among the vines and in their cellars, making wine. Fiona McDonald interviewed Jan 'Boland' Coetzee of Vriesenhof.
Published on: 20 Aug 07
Steven Spurrier: July 2007
Global wine authority Steven Spurrier thinks the South African wine industry lacks "ambassadors". Christian Eedes interviewed him.
Published on: 14 Aug 07
Neil Beckett: July 2007
Never heard of Neil Beckett? It's not entirely surprising but also a very great shame. Joanne Simon introduces a man causing ripples in fine wine circles - beneath the surface.
Published on: 29 Jan 07
Bruce Jack
Flagstone winemaker Bruce Jack reckons blending is the coolest part of his job. Get it right, he says, and it "smells like divine intervention" and "tastes like sex appeal". But you won't find him making a Bordeaux-style red blend. "I can't see the point," he tells Joanne Simon.
Published on: 22 Jan 07
Tania Joubert - FNB Private Clients WINE magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge 2007
Blonde Ambition
Published on: 27 Nov 06
Francois Agenbag - Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year 2006
The old saying goes that "manners maketh the man" and Mountain Ridge Wines winemaker Francois Agenbag has those aplenty, judging by the way he greets visitors to the Wolsely winery's tasting room. Sara Steer caught up with the polite and laid back Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year.Latest on wine
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