Dan Really Likes Wine

As the man who put Bot River on the map with his iconic Luddite shiraz, Cape Winemakers Guild member Niels Verburg has delivered an incredible wine story that’s set to become a family legacy.

Mossop’s big break was taking on the winemaker role in a brand new Stellenbosch winery called Tokara; nearly 10 years after leaving to run his own brand, he recounts his adventures in wine - and his love of surfing.

Juggling celebrity guests, world class wine, and a team of exceptional sommeliers, The Saxon’s Lloyd Jusa has one of the most high profile jobs in South African wine - and a lovely story behind his journey to one of the...

Not many people know that there’s a winery in the Johannesburg suburb of Craighall Park, where Kiwi winemaker Kath Gerakaris (with help from Adi Badenhorst’s Swartland fruit) has an unlikely home for fine wine.

Smuggling chardonnay cuttings into South Africa from France, having a cellar as your childhood playground, and discovering the true joy of chardonnay - Johann de Wet tells the family story of De Wetshof.

Falling in love with South Africa’s very own grape, the year of 100 tastings, and his favourite bottle ever - Absa Pinotage Association chair Beyers Truter shares the gospel of pinotage.

Selling your home in London and moving to France to make rosé sounds like a dream - unless you can’t speak French, have never made wine, and don’t have a fortune to invest. Stephen Cronk relives the Mirabeau fairytale…

Backed by big name judges like Oz Clarke and Cathy van Zyl, Investec Trophy Wine Show chair Michael Fridjhon has named this year’s star performers - and joins the show to celebrate the class of 2026.

From the gathering of industry heavyweights that made up the room at WineTalk Joburg, a special edition of the show featuring Nedbank’s Kensi Nobanda and the Alchemy project, plus winemakers Shawn Mathyse from Ken...

From the gathering of industry heavyweights that made up the room at WineTalk Joburg, a special edition of the show featuring Nedbank’s Kensi Nobanda and the Alchemy project, plus winemakers Shawn Mathyse from Ken...

As arguably the world’s most famous champagne house, Moët et Chandon carries enormous prestige - which makes Benoît Gouez, the resident chef de cave, one of the most influential people in French wine.

The Barton family occupy a special place in Bordeaux’s wine story, keeping a multi-generational family property firmly amongst the most revered producers in France.<br /> <br /> As the latest in a long line of family...

As the global capital of South African wine sales, Johannesburg has a huge say in the future of the industry - and with the second edition of WineTalk focused on exactly that, Andrew Shelly and Pamela Makhubele set the...

It’s been shopping season at Van Loveren in recent years, as the Robertson powerhouse added Zandvliet, Neil Ellis, Landskroon and Survivor to the Retief family’s portfolio; Philip Retief talks through the past, the...

They’re best known in South Africa for having launched Vilafonté with partner Mike Ratcliffe, but Phil Freese and Zelma Long have a compelling wine story that extends across both South Africa and California.