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UGC here we come

On the lunchtime BA flight to Bordeaux the day before the start of the UGC it is impossible not to wonder if there is a collective noun for wine merchants.

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Sesti snow and plenty of Brunello

Last weekend witnessed a very select gathering at Castello di Argiano with the greatest and most generous hosts Giuigi and Sarah Sesti

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Leoville Barton & Pontet-Canet 09

When Johnny, Tom and I visited Bordeaux last week to explain the changes at Goedhuis & Co and the purchase of David Roberts Domaines to the leading negociants and Chateaux owners it gave us the perfect opportunity to get a...

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"Heaven on Earth"

The most important vineyard area in the Walker Bay region is the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley – literal translation “heaven on earth”. Here the altitude and exposure varies greatly

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Next stop Walker Bay

After a fantastic New Year on the peninsula we moved on further east to the Walker Bay region. We decided to take the coastal road en route to Hermanus

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