With the South African wine business on its knees, thanks to a domestic ban on all alcohol sales, we have been keen to ensure that as many voices working in one of the world's most beautiful sources of fine wine are heard.
As explained in South Africa – fewer halos?, we are publishing a series of personal accounts of experiences in South African wine. We thought it might be useful to provide a guide to them, and to other recent articles about South African wine, so here are those published so far, the most recent at the top. Above, Kiara Scott, author of today's personal account, is seen extreme right with the rest of the Brookdale Estate team.
Why you should buy South African (Free for all) 10 October 2020
South African sizzle (Tasting articles) 8 October 2020
The 2020 CWG auction - with a difference (Tasting articles) 24 September 2020
Tinashe Nyamudoka – from Zim somm to winemaker (Free for all) 3 September 2020
Praisy Dlamini – from sugar cane to grapes (Free for all) 27 August 2020
Jeanne Vito – a spiritual return to Africa (Free for all) 20 August 2020
Rüdger van Wyk – champion winemaker (Free for all) 13 August 2020
Carmen Stevens challenges the status quo (Free for all) 6 August 2020
Kiara Scott – from the Flats to the heights (Free for all) 30 July 2020
Three outstanding Chenin Blancs (Wines of the week) Richard Hemming MW 24 July 2020
Ntsiki Biyela – taking charge (Free for all) 23 July 2020
An intern's tale (Free for all) 16 July 2020
Inclusion – as urgent as fermentation (Free for all) Tshepang Molisana 9 July 2020
A tale of thwarted ambition (Free for all) Elton Greeve 2 July 2020
Fewer halos? (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 29 June 2020
Franschhoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch (Tasting article) Tim Jackson MW 25 June 2020
A social progress report (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 22 June 2020
Constantia, Elgin and Hemel-en-Aarde (Tasting article) Tim Jackson MW 18 June