Pink is not usually a colour - even when it comes to wine - that occupies much of my mind, so it surprised me that so many wine 'things' pink have been a part of my life recently. Read more
Popularity breeds success, success breeds fashionability; and, as we know, as quickly as something can be in fashion, so it can disappear through the black hole out of fashion. Read more
A year-and-a-bit ago we were all expecting (after a lot of on-off rumours) the imminent purchase of Cordoba and perhaps Mulderbosch by Charles Banks, a rich American who had recently severed his relationship with the Californian cult producer Screaming Eagle Read more
A year-and-a-bit ago we were all expecting (after a lot of on-off rumours) the imminent purchase of Cordoba and perhaps Mulderbosch by Charles Banks, a rich American who had recently severed his relationship with the Californian cult producer Screaming Eagle 
The Cape Winemaker's Guild has announced the wines that will be on offer at its auction to be held in Stellenbosch on 2 October. 
Perhaps wine competitions - and stickers - are addictive. Despite raging controversies, wineries just can’t seem to get enough. 
Sometimes producers can have too much of a good idea. 
