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Wine Influencer: Shooting straight with Lynne Sherriff (MW)
Cape Town-born Lynne Sherriff has an impressive wine pedigree. She became a Master of Wine in 1993 and is a former chairperson of the Institute of Masters of Wi
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Sparkling wine (Part 1): Sensory perception of traditional style sparkling wine
PHOTO: Anthony Delanoix (Unsplash).
By Mpho Mafata, Astrid Buica, Wessel du Toit, Valeria Panzeri and Francois van Jaarsveld · 7 min read
Sparkling wine (Part 4): The truth about chilled MCC grapes
PHOTO: Anthony Delanoix (Unsplash).
By Mpho Mafata, Astrid Buica, Wessel du Toit and Francois van Jaarsveld · 6 min read
Lesser-known white wine cultivars (Part 1)
This article is a follow-up on the articles regarding lesser-known red wine grape cultivars that were published (Van Schalkwyk & Schmidt, 2016a & 2016b). Accord
By Danie van Schalkwyk · 8 min read
I am friends with the Monster ...
Until recently most Aussie wine drinkers were unaware of the native Basque red variety called, Tannat. It is a thick skinned variety which has very high levels
By Anton Pretorius · 8 min read
Dan Traucki: Touriga the terrific
Touriga or Touriga Nacional, to give its full name, is a native Portuguese red variety that is one of the key components of Portuguese Port. It is not well know
By Anton Pretorius · 8 min read
A taste for native
As wine consumers globally become increasingly disinterested in traditional cultivars, there’s a growing trend for indigenous grape varieties from around the wo
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
World Bulk Wine Exhibition '19: The world of wine is 'bulking up'
The world of wine is “bulking up” as more and more wine is being sold and/or shipped in bulk to be bottled at its destination. This significantly reduces that w
By Anton Pretorius · 10 min read
Sancerre winemaker reflects on harvest at Diemersdal
Alice Caillat doing South African punch-downs.
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Big in Japan: A new frontier in cold-climate wine & viticulture
Japan could be on the cusp of a wine export boom, despite arduous grape-growing conditions. WineLand spoke to wine journalist Motoko Ishii.
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
World producers to converge on SA for historic congress of Chenin blanc
The news is out. A unique global conference dedicated to the noble grape variety Chenin blanc takes place in November in Stellenbosch.
By Clifford Roberts · 9 min read
