From berry to bottle and back to berry
This is a personal story, from our CEO, Allister Kreft, just outlining the biography of a few vintages at Belfield Farm. Farming is a...
UI Podcast #13 | David Trafford | Cabernet Sauvignon and pioneering wine regions
We are delighted to welcome a humble legend of the wine industry into the podcast studio, David Trafford. At Under the Influence, we have...
Conservation in wine | Paul Cluver Estate
We ask Dr Paul Cluver, of Paul Cluver Wines, his definition of conservation and sustainability in the world of wine. He talks through...
Cooler climate versus Warmer climate tasting | Kenya
We got together for a tasting with customers and friends yesterday evening, in Nairobi, at the beautiful Pepper Tree cocktail emporium...
Harvest 2021 with Under the Influence
The seasons move in a wonderful rhythm, and this is especially evident in a vineyard, where cold and leafless winters, break into the...
Ode to the winemakers
This post is an ode to all winemakers, but inspired by my father, Mike Kreft, who recently passed away. I am so incredibly lucky to have...
Under the Influence of Elgin
It is a fairly well known fact that farmers are hard working and decent folk. They battle the elements, and only then battle the markets,...
Wine barrels, family and friends
Allister Kreft chatted to Brad Brown, of Do Great Things, exploring his early days in wine, hugely influenced by his father Mike Kreft,...
