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We have some wonderful individuals attending the Under the Influence tastings and a loyal and favourite Guest is Harry Haddon, who has the palate and nose of a pro and a pen that doesn’t hold back on humour, opinion and perfect prose. Here is his... 

Got this email from White Truffle off our website today and our response below? What do you think? Guys… I wanted to take you seriously. I honestly did. And then I read the 1st Growths blurb. Christ, what bullshit. Come on. Do not insult our intelligence.... 

Yesterday evening was the test run for the Under the Influence and Lexus Chauffeur drive experiences at the Fourways showroom and what an evening it was! Guests arrived in style driven by ridiculously good looking drivers, each named Jeeves. The tasting... 

So national cleavage day is upon us and over a cup of coffee (real stuff, not the Diemersfontein Pinotage) we went in search of a link between cleavage and wine… Introducing CLEAVAGE CREEK WINES! Cougar creek reserve Check out the site - www.cleavagecreek.com.... 

April and May brings an incredibly exciting tasting lineup complimented by complimentary Chauffeur drives with Lexus for the first ten Guests to book into a tasting. So, if you book early, a Chauffeur will collect you and a friend or two at home, take... 

Under the Influence Wine E-Tailer and Lexus are proud to announce a collaboration that combines fine wines and luxury vehicles in an innovative and exciting way. Under the Influence conducts a range of wine experiences around the country, giving Guests... 

Recipe for a tasting… A slightly distracting feature Some glasses Beautiful humans Auburn haired tasting host And then there were the wines served in the following order and in the following way: Graham Beck Viognier (Blind) Bouchard Finlayson... 

The British have given us a few things. These include; cricket, about half of the Concorde, a place for South Africans to earn foreign currency, the Queen, football hooligans and downright polite rugby fans. Another gift to humankind is the oldest wine... 

We picked up this harvest report from the ladies and gents leading South African wine making today, the members of the Cape Winemakers Guild. If the Cape Winelands was Camelot, these would be the guys sitting at the round table. Over to them…. "Arthur,...