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Back issue Grape 23: July - September 2004

The main articles from this issue are included here. Click on the links below to view article in full.

The ‘poor Frenchie’ reformist and the claret-lover from Oz Michel Bettane and Brian Croser talk to Tim James about such matters as modernism and classicism, New and Old Worlds of wine, Robert Parker, ripeness and reactionaries
Sweet delights The quality of the Cape's Noble Late Harvest wines is high and the prices modest by international standards, suggests Ingrid Motteux
A (nobly) rotten education Jean-Vincent Ridon’s range of dessert wines is not only delicious, Tim James discovered, it provides material for a pretty comprehensive lesson on the subject
The remaining problem Is coping with leftovers adequate excuse for the difficulty in finding a restaurant with a decent range of wine by the glass? Angela Lloyd looks at one Cape Town restaurant's solution, and tests it and a few other options – also relevant for that unfinished bottle at home.

Fine wine focus – Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve An appraisal by Tim James in our series examining the best wines of the Cape's best producers

Reading between the wines Douglas Lawrie offers a jaundiced explanation of the language of wine guides
The Widow's sour grapes