When I think about KWV - my immediate thought is “big co-op with no soul” producing mass market wines - harsh, but a reality in my mind and I suspect that of many others.
So when I was sent a bottle of KWV The Mentors Shiraz 2008 I was quite interested in the concept as a [...]

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Last Saturday I went wine routing with some good friends and ashamedly it’s been a while since I’ve done so.
Which is criminal if you think about it - I live on the doorstep of some of the most spectacular wine scenery in the world. I have an excuse though - for the last year I [...]

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Last Friday I met up with The Wine Thief at The Roundhouse for a glass of wine and a catch up.
The view from there is spectacular - I mean just look at it:

Anyway, that night I experience something even better than the view - a truly amazing wine. The wine also happened to be a [...]

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On Monday Lovely Lis and I took a drive out to the winelands to have some lunch and wine.
After stopping at about four estates who were all closed for the Easter weekend we decided to hot-foot it to Fairview - which we knew would be open. On the way there we passed Warwick which looked [...]

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A guest post by my brother Jamie.
Its moments like these that really make wine and friends an unbeatable combination.
Earlier on in the week I received a message from a good mate of mine inviting me to his 25th Bday celebrations. I was told to arrive empty handed as all was taken care of.
After polishing off [...]

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