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Starting out with stemware

Sleek, elegant and very transparent - that's your everyday wine glass, or should be. Leonie Joubert troubleshoots the subject of glass decorum and touches on the etiquette for wining, dining and tasting at home.
 

Stocking the Cellar

So you've discovered your interest in wine is more than a passing phase. You've splashed out onracks, possibly built a cellar, and now you have some buying to do. Leonie Joubert ponders filling the empty spaces.
 

Talking the talk

The banter of your average wine fundi in full swing is usually scattered with a liberal helping of jargon and jingles. Next time you're in a tasting, don't be stumped by terminology. Leonie Joubert offers the crib notes.
 

Tasting at home

Pontificating wine buffs can intimidate any novice into quivering silence or slighted abstinence. Yet tasting and assessing wine is infinitely easier than many would have you believe. All it requires is a basic array of tools, an interesting ensemble of wines and practise, practise, practise. Leonie Joubert dons her tutor's garb.
 

Technical Chatter

Don't get bogged down in winemaking terminology. Leonie Joubert offers the simplified A-Z guide to in-cellar banter.
 

Unlocking the secrets in your glass

Regimented before you is a gleaming array of glasses bearing a mysterious assortment of vinous nips. The tasting is "blind". From a glance you can tell no more than whether it's a red or a white. An empty tasting sheet reminds you of the goal. Relax. Leonie Joubert talks you through the challenge, and the fun.
 

Wild Yeast

Christian Eedes puts the argument for wild yeast fermentations.
 

Wooding

Wood lends greater complexity to wine. Traditionally, this has been achieved through barrel maturation. Now, a number of alternatives are emerging. Christian Eedes investigates.
 

Spain, Spain

A new dynamism is sweeping across the Spanish wine scene. Apart from massive investments in new plantings, new cellars are being built, modern winemaking practices introduced (including irrigation - a major boost for this dry nation) and the expertise of flying winemakers harnessed.
 

Canada, United States of America

Until about 20 years ago, Canada's wines were a beverage best avoided.
 
 

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