The wine singing the
soil?Perhaps it’s an
altogether more human song, says Jean-Pierre Rossouw, and the concept of
terroir is too often overstretched and manipulated by marketers
Mixed
marriage
A blend of red (shiraz) and white (viognier)
grapes to make a fine red wine is an increasingly fashionable strategy in
the Cape, as Angela Lloyd discovers
Wanted: a critical
wine cultureThe Cape wine industry
remains too exclusively focused on production, says Michael Fridjhon, and
needs a different approach in building its future
Brand sense and common
senseA cautionary tale from Neil Pendock
about what the (expensive) marketing gurus have to offer (and take from)
hard-pressed wine producers
Pinotage:
The affirmative action factionShould pinotage
be part of a ‘Cape blend’ as some marketers and producers argue? Alex Dale
thinks the whole idea a ridiculous mistake
