South Africa

13th Aug 2010

Novelty wines: Arrogant Frog and other labels

Back in the early 1980s, the Australian producer Wolf Blass invented a sparkling red called René Pogel. Wolfie, as he's known to friends, is a brash, but extremely successful bloke, who combines his talents as a winemaker with a flair... Read more

6th Aug 2010

Wine of the week

2009 Boekenhoutskloof Porcupine Ridge Syrah, Coastal Region (£6.99, 14.7%, Waitrose). Marc Kent's excellent Cape Syrah is consistently one of the best value reds from South Africa, a smoky, tarry, abundantly fruity... Read more

5th Aug 2010

The other side of own-label

As oxymorons go, they may not be as absurd as "French resistance", "amicable divorce" and "camping holiday", but there's still something fundamentally silly about Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Spaghetti... Read more

23rd Jul 2010

Where now for post-World Cup South Africa?

The idea of golf being used as a symbol for the new, racially integrated South Africa might sound absurd to some. You've only got to walk around a top course in the Cape to realise that golf remains the preserve of a white elite. But there... Read more

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