'What the government is doing to the wine industry is absolutely unacceptable' - Wendy Appelbaum

Anna and I chat South African flavours, aromatics, and ancestral secrets.

Join me for my annual chat with Jeremy Sampson as we look back on the year that was 2024.

Nico Walters is the viticulturist at Quoin Rock. I caught up with him to uncover the magic that currently surrounds the wines from this beautiful property. The wine and the Estate deserve your attention - impressive to say the least.

At 332 pages and more than 110,000 words, Tim Atkin's 2024 South Africa Special Report is by far his most comprehensive overview of the world’s seventh-largest producer. Join Carrie and Tim for a fun chat about it all!

Blacksmithing originated during the Iron Age and the craft was considered an essential social support in every village and town across England. Some 2500 years later, Tremayne Smith's art and craft of winemaking provides the same social support to a Swartland-thirsty public. We had some fun catching up on these…