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Open publication - Free publishing - More wine Under the Influence explores Sauvignon Blanc in this mini online course, which complimented our April wine ensembles. Click here to find out more about discovering mixed cases of superb South African wine.  

It was Johnny Depp that had a tattoo that said, “Winona forever”, but has now been amended to “Wino forever”. It is good to see someone with their priorities straight! Here are some wine discovery highlights for you: Under the... 

Open publication - Free publishing - More wine Right, since we are so besotted about this incredible grape and most people have never tasted it, it is time to uncover a little bit about Riesling in one of our Mini Courses. Have a dabble! This is our latest... 

Under the Influence of the Closure Course explores the different closures on the market. We sourced Rustenberg John X Merriman for the Platinum packs, one with screwcap and the other with a cork, to see how the two types of closure might influence the... 

There are numerous ways to close a bottle of wine and never before has there been such contention in the wine business about which is to use. Cork is a beautifully suitable product to close a wine bottle with, but it comes with the threat of cork taint,... 

Under the Influence of Italy explores the beautiful wines from this exciting region, which has in excess of 2000 wine varietals!  

The south of France is awesome so we decided to put together a wine ensemble and course that looks at wine from the region and how it has been adapted to South African conditions. Wines explored included the Chapoutier Tricastin Estubiers Rouge 2006,... 

Christmas has come and gone and in the wine industry some wine bottles were dressed up like Christmas trees in anticipation. Just how much does that gold sticker on the bottle make you buy? Well, according to retailers, a lot! Another great catalyst... 

Classic economics tells us that the price of a product is a function of the raw materials and labour costs employed to produce it. At least this is the gist of a vague memory from a smattering of first year economic courses! Certainly, many wine drinkers...