2007

• Recent releases: October (3) Wines from Graham Beck, Douglas Green, Journey's End and Steenberg

• Recent releases: October (2) Wines from Avontuur, Bilton, Clos Malverne, Fleur du Cap, Lammershoek, South Hill Vineyards, Spier and Stellenzicht

• Recent releases: October (1) Wines from Blaauwklippen, Catherine Marshall, Constantia Uitsig, Durbanville Hills, Meerlust, Simonsig, Spookfontein, The Winery of Good Hope

• Recent releases for early spring (2) Wines from Jordan, Paul Cluver, Pinotage Restaurant, Saxenburg, Slowine, Vrede en Lust

• Recent releases for early spring (1) Wines from Anthony Smook, Delheim, Eikendal, Haskell, Lismore Estate Vineyards, Middelvlei and Versus

• Midwinter recent releases (2) Wines from Allesverloren, Backsberg, Bilton, Blaauwklippen, De Toren, Fleur du Cap, Kango Winery, Monis July 2007

• Midwinter recent releases (1) Wines from Cordoba, Flagstone and Klein Constantia une 2007

• Recent releases for early winter (2) Wines from Delheim, Groote Post, Klein Genot, Saxenburg and Solms-Delta June 2007

• Recent releases for early winter (1) Wines from Eikendal, Flagstone, Riebeek Cellars and The Stables May 2007

• Recent releases for autumn (2) Wines from Jacobsdal, Monis, Morgenster, Paul Cluver, Simonsig, Stellenzicht, Vins d'Orrance

• Recent releases for autumn (1) Wines from Bein, Bilton, Bouchard Finlayson, Durbanville Hills, Du Toitskloof, Eikendal, Hermit on the Hill, and Landskroon

• Midsummer wine (2) Wines from Oak Valley, Raats, Spier, Zonnebloem and Zorgvliet

• Midsummer wine (1) Haskell Vineyards, JC Le Roux, Landskroon, Meerendal and Morgenhof

2006

• End-of-year drinking (2) Axe Hill, Eikendal, Idiom, Môreson, Stellar Organics, Twee Jongezellen, Uva Mira, Vergenoegd, Winery of Good Hope  20 December 2006

• End-of-year drinking (1) Elgin Vintners, Flagstone, Fleur du Cap, Kloovenberg, Nederburg, Vrede en Lust 15 December 2006

• Seven summer sauvignon blancs From Avondale, Clos Malverne, Constantia Uitsig, De Grendel, Hidden Valley, Longridge and South Hill 20 November 2006

• November 2006 (2): Wines from Barton Farm, Constantia Uitsig, Dornier, Hidden Valley, Kleinood and Radford Dale  15 November 2006

•  November 2006 (1): Wines from Avondale, Nash Family Vineyards, Paul Cluver, Solms-Delta 6 November 2006

• In inverted commas: a few local sherries and ports 12 October 2006

•  Some early spring drinking – Part 2 Wines from Jordan, Marklew, Middelvlei, Simonsig, Simonsvlei, Spier, Swartland, The Winery, Towerkop and Zonnebloem 9 October 2006

• Some early spring drinking – Part 1 Wines from Bilton, Blank Bottle, Delheim, De Waal, Durbanville Hills,Fleur du Cap and Ingwe 4 October 2006

• Pricey stuff Maiden releases of ultra-premium wines from Glen Carlou and Hartenberg 25 September 2006

• A winter tasting Bosman, Cellar-Vie, Graham Beck, Lutzville, Tamboerskloof, Van Loveren, Vinum  and a few Italians from Woolworths

• A Saxenburg selection

• More Autumn wines – from Bilton, Clos Malverne, Herold, Joostenberg, La Motte and Cape Point

• Autumn releases – Wines from Anwilka, Bein, Fleur du Cap, Fort Simon, Joubert-Tradauw, Kango Winery, Oak Valley, and Van Loveren

• Late summer drinking – mosly reds from Longridge, Viljoensdrift, Swartland Winery, Woolworths and Welbedacht

• Late summer drinking – mosly whites, from Constantia Uitsig, Elberti, Groote Post, Hamilton Russell, Lomond

• From Brampton to Zonnebloem (with sad news for picnickers and slimmers along the way)

2005

• Some reds for drinking, or keeping – or perhaps avoiding 2 December 2005

• Some summer-sipping whites 21 November 2005

• From Asara to Zorgvliet – a mixed bunch 14 November 2005

• Viognier – a little or a lot 31 October 2005

• Black Oystercatcher, Indaba, Klein Constantia, Laibach 24 October 2005

• Radford Dale, Savanha, Tokara and Webersburg 14 October 2005

• Some 2005 sauvignon blancs 4 October 2005