View original article by Richard Holmes   It was 1920. King George V was on the English throne as Jakobus Hendrik de Wet carefully planted his vines of Muscat d’Alexandrie in South Africa’s Breedekloof valley. In 1936, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt was...

In this episode of One More Glass Of Wine, Jeremy Maarschalk chats to Sheldon van Wyk, who was awarded the Viticulturist of the Year for 2022 by Tim Atkin. We had the opportunity to learn about Sheldon's history, his love for vineyards, and the incredible vineyards...

View the full article by Chris Howard on JancisRobinson.com Inspired by WWC21 winner Chris Howard’s eloquent description of South Africa’s Old Vine Project, Jancis shares her notes from a special tasting. See this guide to our extensive coverage of old vines. 'I...

View the full article by Chris Howard on JancisRobinson.com As we approach the end of August, when it will be time for you to vote on your favourite entry in this year’s writing competition, we’re publishing this account by Chris Howard*, winner of our 2021...

The Old Vine Project has created the ‘Old Vines: Laying the Groundwork’ course which is designed to educate industry members across the entire value chain. Sommeliers, wine retailers, winemakers, viticulturists, sales and marketing personnel, media, and consumers,...

The odd contradiction about wine is that wine is far more about what’s outside the bottle than what’s in it. The history of the people who made it, of a place, the year it was grown in, and the political machinations that shaped it. Wine is not about a moment of...

View original article by Rod Phillips “A diamond is forever” runs the famous phrase coined in 1947 by South Africa’s De Beers diamond mining company. As for grapevines—not forever, but potentially for many decades and even for more than a century, if they’re looked...

Rosa gesels ouwingerde, die ontstaan van die Ouwingerdprojek en meer. 'Die primere doelwit van die Ouwingerdprojek is om ou wingerde te bewaar en in die grond te hou.' - Rosa Kruger Rosa Kruger is die eerste Suid-Afrikaner en wingerdboukundige om die internationale...

View original article here.  Barcelona Wine Week is a three-day event that offers wine lovers and members of the trade the chance to get to grips with Spanish wine. Sergey Panov reports on what’s happening in Spain in 2023. Barcelona Wine Week has just finished for...