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The Widow's sour grapes

Pinotage for Valentine, and other thoughts and emotions
The Wid Awards for 2007
Supermarkets, KWV coffee, and great old bordeaux from Paarl
Stories of spring in the winelands
A new me? While all else remains scandalous
More news from ... er ... Paarl
The colonial burden Not to mention parlous Paarl and premature port
The first family, fair-minded Brits, and the friends of the corktree
Contributing to costs: Some Norrishment for scandal-mongers, if not for persecution maniacs

Thick as thieves: Tales of Jürgen and Johnny, and Marvin and Johann
Mike the First, and the Great Palate
From ‘Starbucks’ to Stéphane, via Marc and Neil and a few others
Talking of Mozart and other great writers
Absences, presences, scoring freebies, and a joke
Faith in Veritas, papsaks, professorships and the family
Age, pre-eminence, integrity and old friends
Lawyers and lighter matters

A question of style: Saxenburg and Meerlust issue press releases…
Challenging results: an imaginary conversation about the Shiraz Challenge
The great wine show squabble: an update
Media inadequacies and wine show squabbles
Mikey snarls again
Follye and weeknesse
Auction times
Reconciling enemies
Geriatric musings
Greenpepper Gideon, more opportunism, puffery and a secret
Gulping at Christian Bristow-Eedes
Girls' stuff and cool climates
Dubious Diners, heirs and parochial patriots
Accusations, complaints, apologies
Let them eat cake and drink Screaming Eagle (and other quaint tales of American life)
All human life is here: Women, winemakers, lawyers and Zulu dancers
Auctions and the remembrance of things past 
French without chic; dissolving marriages and joint ventures
Wine-buyers have their moments too
Gorgeously slumming it with cream liqueur
Jean dines out; A Cape Legend in its own lunchtime
Suspect journalism and a wine-making breakthrough
Additives and oddness
The Widow's words disputed: The Cape Wine Academy and Distell
Colly Collard lashes out, in the best possible taste
Another Fridjhon; An old wine show
Crystal balls: predictions for 2015
The Brett police; André's little game
Nearly missing the plane; AmEx & Distell’s big bottle
High tech wine; Bullards, dullards, food and cigars
Wonderful news; Neville proffers his wisdom; Legs
   

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