Grape

Melvyn Minnaar's blog

Competition addiction

Perhaps wine competitions - and stickers - are addictive. Despite raging controversies, wineries just can’t seem to get enough. Read more

Happy birthday Spatz Sperling

Monday, July 19, is the 80th birthday of Delheim’s colourful patriarch. It should be a public holiday in the winelands. Read more

The joy of surprise finds: lesser-known labels

Winelovers enjoy few things more than surprises in the form of lesser or unknown labels. Here are two worth discovering. Read more

Brandy on the bandwagon: Veritas, at last

That brandy is coming in to bat at the country’s top wine competition is overdue. Let the gold shine in the matches. Read more

Reality check: wine grape farming

Woes of wine farming are a refrain of local lament these days. Others just get on with it. Read more