One of my favourite books is My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl - it’s a little gem that you can read over and over again.
I read it while backpacking through Europe and it’s various themes of adventure resonated with me loudly.
Here’s one of my favourite passages from the book - and I remember writing it [...]

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Following the release of the world’s first book about Pinotage and our discussion about how online bookstores rip us off - Pete May has emailed me and kindly offered all Cru readers a special price for his new book:

Pinotage : Behind the Legends of South Africa’s Own Wine
Hi Brendon
Following your hard hitting post about rip-off [...]

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As you all know - Pete May has released the world’s first book about Pinotage :
You can read about and purchase the book - here.
I strongly advise that if you would like to buy the book (as I do) - then buy it directly from Pete May himself (here).
The book, including postage will cost you [...]

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Can you believe there has never been a book written about Pinotage - crazy notion that is!
Well the first book about Pinotage has just been released:

PINOTAGE: Behind the Legends of South Africa’s Own Wine
(click on the link to find out more and to purchase the book)
The book is written by the one and only Pete [...]

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Well I’m not sure because I’ve never heard of Matt Skinner before but that’s what they’re labelling him.
He also has a new book called Heard It Through The Grapevine which aims to answer the 100 most commonly asked questions about wine - interesting.
For this quote alone, I’m willing to give it a chance:
“You don’t need a rulebook [...]

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