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That other, newer wine-growing area

Rob Boyd gives an update on the wineries of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands - or, at least, those belonging to the KZN Midland Read more

Lies about Boschendal, negativity about Franschhoek

Food and wine writer Myrna Robins intervenes on some current debates Read more

To trust or not to trust a wine guide?

By Rob Boyd
Gosh, is it really 30 years? I remember buying one of the early editions of John Platter's Book of South African Wines as a gift for my late father Read more

Swings and roundabouts in the UK

By Rob Boyd

Back in my very first blog article for Grape at the beginning of the year, I wrote of the fact that the First Quench group in the UK was in trouble Read more

Swings, roundabouts and a wine world in flux

By Rob Boyd, who points out that his  "short sabbatical from writing for Grape turned into a long one" - we're pleased to have him contributing again. Read more