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Published on: 17 Nov 09

The great closure debate

Corks which look and smell the same may either work perfectly well, or let you down really badly.
 
Published on: 20 Oct 09

The Platter's five star wines

Why is this year’s Platter’s list of five-star wines larger than usual?
 
Published on: 02 Oct 09

Could the golden age of Shiraz be coming to an end?

It’s not the grapes which are at fault, but those who grow and vinify them.
 
Published on: 01 Sep 09

Leaf-roll virus

Leaf-roll virus makes it difficult for red producers to achieve repeat success.
 
Published on: 01 Feb 09

Fewer bus boys, more sommeliers

Wine service in local restaurants at last seems set to improve.
 
Published on: 26 Jan 09

Wine grading

It’s not constructive to limit the range of values for grading wine. By Michael Fridjhon.
 
Published on: 17 Jan 09

Lower alcohol and prices; better quality and choice

The Weekender, 17 January 2009

The new year – arbitrary though it is as a dividing line – has become a time for reflection, a pause between the tumult of one set of deadlines (the holiday-season madness we foist upon ourselves so that we can take a break) and the imperatives of the year ahead.

 
Published on: 15 Dec 08

Large scale wineries

Why do our large-scale wineries struggle for credibility?
 
Published on: 13 Dec 08

No time for whining!

The Weekender, 13 December 2008 Michael Fridjhon offers some sage advice about the serious business of deciding which wines to quaff for the festive season
 
Published on: 10 Dec 08

Wine

Business Day, 10 December 2008 The flurry of excitement around the 2008 Diners Club award — and then its withdrawal — has opened a few wounds in the industry.
 
 

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