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Thoughts on wine

Thoughts on: Affordable Wines from The Swartland

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The renaissance of South African wines shows no signs of slowing down. After close to 100 years of political isolation and damaging local policies, the South African wine industry has had barely 2 decades to get back on a level playing field with the world, and boy have they. An industry that was previously dominated […]

Wine Review

Wine Review: The Sadie Family Pofadder 2012

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The last decade has seen something of a renaissance for South African wine, particularly in London, who were the first to embrace the exciting new wines from this historically important producer. It’s worth remembering that the modern South African wine industry dates back as recently as the mid 90’s, when the first democratic elections were […]