There were (as reported) four newcomers in the voting panel's Top 20 South African Wineries. So some had to fade away to make room for them. And the same thing will doubtless happen next time. Read more

There's a good mix of new blood and continuity in the results of the poll just conducted among 26 wine professionals, aiming to reach a plausible list of the best wineries and the best wines in South Africa. Read more

Beaumont is a real family farm near Bot Rivier, a warm refuge from grandly pillared entrances, rolling lawns and clever-clever PR. They also make one of the Cape's best Chenin Blancs. Read more

I suppose good taste (in the aesthetic sense) is not really what cream liqueurs are all about. Read more

When I argued with "Harry Casual" and his boredom with my Top Ten wine lists, he not too grudgingly accepted, I t Read more