From Cape Chianti to hero: Grenache in South Africa

by Malu Lambert | 26-10-2020

“I grew up with Grenache,” shares South African wine legend, Jan Boland Coetzee. His pale blue eyes focused on the verdant Swartland hills from our vantage point on Adi Badenhorst’s porch. The crops and vines... more »

In The Glass: AA Badenhorst – Family Blend Red 2015

by Miquel Hudin | 01-06-2020

When interviewing a winemaker in Stellenbosch he told me, “You should head north. That’s where it’s all happening.” By “north” he meant, Swartland, the region around Malmesbury about an hour northeast of Cape Town. This... more »

That chilling the red wine thing

by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2019

If this latest heatwave has shown us anything, it’s that there are a few more bends to go before we see the “shade” at the end of the tunnel which signals that another summer has... more »

In the Glass: AA Badenhorst – Secateurs Red Blend 2012

by Miquel Hudin | 21-02-2019

I try to live a life as free from regret as possible and overall, I think I do a pretty decent job of keeping my “regret debt” within decent margins. There are however two regrets... more »