Grape

Tim James's blog

Glasses for the riche and the nouveau-riche

I was recently prompted to remind myself of a splendid and famous piece of food and wine snobbery.Read more

Foreign muck

Two splendid French products of the grape - two ranges, in fact, and at least three different grape varieties; two lunchtimes at two restaurants.Read more

Prize-fighters

It’s not often that local wine-hacks have a story about themselves, so no wonder there’s a lot of indignation about the abandonment of the award of this year’s Wine Writer’s PrizeRead more

The past in the present

One of the greatest regular pleasures of my wine-year is the tasting of old South African wines that Michael Fridjhon organises and hosts on the Sunday afternoon before the start of the Trophy Wine Show.Read more

Kitsch and not kitsch

One of the world’s iconic pieces of kitsch is coming to Cape wine country.Read more

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