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Tuesday, 28 May, 2019

South African wine legends: Carel Nel

Carel Nel is the owner and patriarch of Boplaas Family Vineyards in Calitzdorp in the Klein Karoo.
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Monday, 29 April, 2019

South African wine legends: Jeff Grier

Jeff Grier is the cellarmaster at Villiera and a founding member of the Cap Classique Association.
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Wednesday, 3 April, 2019

South African wine legends: François Naudé

Down a quiet residential street in Stellenbosch you’ll find ‘Château Naudé’, the home of celebrated winemaker, François Naudé.
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Friday, 1 March, 2019

South African wine legends: Kevin Arnold

“We’re bringing in the old vine chenin now,” says managing partner and cellarmaster, Kevin Arnold of Waterford Estate. It’s harvest time in Stellenbosch.
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Wednesday, 30 January, 2019

South African wine legends: Allan Mullins

Cape Wine Master Allan Mullins ran the Woolworths Wine Department for decades and he is also well respected as a judge, writer, tasting presenter, and lecturer in the wine industry.
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Wednesday, 28 November, 2018

South African wine legends: Bartho Eksteen

The Sage of Sauvignon, Bartho Eksteen is framed for a moment in the doorway of the Old Mill House on his farm. His silhouette cuts a broad-shouldered figure, hinting at his Germanic ancestry.
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Wednesday, 24 October, 2018

South African wine legends: Charles Back

Charles Back has a smile in his voice when he talks. Good humour suffuses his being; it’s a lot like sitting in the morning sun having a conversation with him.
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Monday, 8 October, 2018

South African wine legends: Danie de Wet

“I was born into it,” says Danie de Wet, at heart a Robertson farmer. In stature, a rugby player. He eases his large frame into a chair on the porch of The Robertson Small Hotel.
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Friday, 24 August, 2018

South African wine legends: Vera Sperling

Get to know Vera Sperling, wife of the legendary winemaker and proprietor of Delheim Wine Estate, Michael Hans ‘Spatz’ Sperling.
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Monday, 30 July, 2018

South African wine legends: Achim von Arnim

Achim von Arnim, the founder of Haute Cabrière, has a reputation that precedes him.
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Monday, 2 July, 2018

South African wine legends: Pieter Ferreira

“Bubbles have consumed my life,” says Pieter Ferreira. It’s not an overstatement.
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Friday, 1 June, 2018

Ken Forrester: #SAWINELEGENDS

So much about Ken Forrester is larger than life. So I’m surprised to discover his Stellenbosch wine estate hasn’t gone the way of the gilded and grand contemporary winery, but is instead a place full of heart.
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Wednesday, 2 May, 2018

South African wine legend: Giorgio Dalla Cia

Giorgio Dalla Cia of Dalla Cia Wines settles into a red leather couch. His trademark white hat hangs off a stand behind him.
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Tuesday, 3 April, 2018

South African wine legends: Jan Boland Coetzee

“Wine is a mirror of the environment first,” says Jan ‘Boland’ Coetzee of Vriesenhof Vineyards.
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Wednesday, 28 February, 2018

South African wine legends: Danie Steytler

The sands of the Bottelary Hills run through Danie Steytler’s veins.
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Thursday, 1 February, 2018

Peter Finlayson: #SAWINELEGENDS

I first got know Peter Finlayson aka The Pinot Pioneer over a plate of West Coast oysters and a bottle of Bouchard Finlayson’s Blanc de Mer. As far as first-impressions go—from one oyster-and-wine-lover to another—this was a home run. The memory of that lunch comes washing over me as I admire a still life of oysters, bread and a bottle of Bouchard Finlayson white—which is hung on a wall in the Hem
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Friday, 26 January, 2018

South African wine legends: Beyers Truter

Beyers Truter, known as the 'Pinotage King', is the founder of Beyerskloof.
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Wednesday, 17 January, 2018

South African wine legends: Duimpie Bayly

Duimpie Bayly was one of South Africa’s first Masters of Wine, and he has dedicated over 40 years of his life to the wine industry.
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Thursday, 2 November, 2017

South African wine legends: Norma Ratcliffe

Norma Ratcliffe, co-founder of Warwick Wine Estate, is widely known as the ‘First Lady’ of the South African wine industry.
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Thursday, 5 October, 2017

South African wine legends: David Hughes

“I was born on a gold mine,” says wine industry stalwart, David Hughes.
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Wednesday, 13 September, 2017

Hempies Du Toit : #SAWINELEGENDS

“I could drive a tractor by age six,” says Gerhard “Hempies” du Toit. He’s sitting with his back to the fireplace in the tasting room, his boerboel, Doc, lies at his feet. “It was never a choice. It was the most natural thing in the world for me to go into farming; our family’s roots run deep in agriculture.”
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