Do wine list rip offs present an alternative opportunity?
While doing the usual Monday morning blog catch ups over a cup of coffee I read Jeanri-Tine van Zyl’s post regarding a Waterfront dining experience. Balducci worms aside, her revelation regarding the...
View ArticleA last thought on PET vs glass wine bottles
I read a press release on the news aggregator WineTimes, about the new release of Distell’s Obikwa range. Apparently Obikwa is “the fun loving wine range loved by many South Africans and abroad”. Ok....
View ArticleLiquor trading days and hours by-law
There has been a lot of chatter around the proposed South African by-law regarding the days and hours for trade in liquor. Many in the wine, hospitality and tourism sector have concerns about the...
View ArticleTim Atkin’s post on regions to do without
I found Tim Atkin’s latest blog post today (albeit a bit jestful) a bit concerning. You can read his article here, but the basic gist of it is a poll that he did on ‘Which wine regions you could live...
View ArticleTesco in search of a great design innovation
The annual pilgrimage for South African creatives, the Design Indaba, is currently being held in Cape Town. One of the comments that I noticed from Cherryflava on Twitter was about the increasing...
View ArticleSu Birch steps down as WOSA CEO
Here’s the press release from WOSA, detailing Su Birch’s announcement that she’ll be leaving in September 2013, having been in the position since 2000. SU BIRCH TO LEAVE WOSA After 13 years, WOSA CEO...
View ArticlePIWOSA vs Tim Atkin’s Cape Wine Classification
With Tim Atkin’s Classification of Cape Wine producers causing some healthy and lively debate on social networks I thought it would be interesting to compare his list to the membership card of the...
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