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Episode 18 – In Memoriam: Josh Raynolds, Australian Wine Critic
Today, we have Ronnie Sanders, our CEO, and Aaron Meeker, our National Sales Manager, on to remember Josh Raynolds, a wine critic that was extremely influential in the Australian wine world. Josh passed away tragically a few days ago. He was a not only a colleague, but a mentor and a friend to Ronnie. We […]
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South Africa
Episode 17 – Lukas van Loggerenberg (Van Loggerenberg Wines)
Episode 17 is with Lukas van Loggerneberg of Van Loggerenberg Wines based in Paarl, South Africa. Lukas is a gentle giant. He’s a quiet, modest man who makes some of the country’s best wines. That’s by no means a stretch of the imagination, as he is a Tim Atkin first growth producer, a title reserved for the […]
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South Africa
Episode 16 – Charla Bosman Part 2 (Sijnn Wines)
Episode 16 is part 2 with Charla Bosman, the winemaker at Sijnn Wines. If you haven’t listened to part 1, go back and start there. It it has a lot of context about Charla and Sijnn that you’ll need before listening to this episode. Here, we talk about life in South Africa, and all of its highs – […]
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South Africa
Episode 15 – Charla Bosman Part 1 (Sijnn Wines)
Episode 15 is with Charla Bosman, the winemaker at Sijnn Wines located in a tiny town called Malgas at the edge of South Africa’s Cape South Coast. Sijnn (pronounced ‘sane’) was named after the Khoisan word for riverbank, as it sits up on the hill overlooking the Breede River about 10 miles from the Indian ocean as the […]
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Australia
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Episode 14 – Peter Dredge Part 2 (Dr. Edge)
This episode is part 2 of our interview with Peter Dredge of Dr. Edge based in Tasmania, Australia. If you haven’t listened to part 1, go back and do so, as this is simply a continuation of our conversation. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of Peter’s wine labels, many of which are taken – with […]
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Australia
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Episode 13 – Peter Dredge Part 1 (Dr. Edge)
If you consider the Tasmanian wine industry old enough to be going through a new wave à la Swartland or South Australia, Peter Dredge (a.k.a. Dr. Edge) would be largely responsible for shifting those tectonic plates. Peter is helping to show the world that, rather than just shipping high-acid juice to the mainland for bubbly blends, […]
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England
Digby Fine English & Balfour to be served on British Airways
“British Airways has announced it will be introducing four English sparkling wines into its drinks roster as part of a year-long rotation, with the wine on offer changing every three months. First to fly is the Digby Fine English Brut NV, created by the UK’s first négociant winery,” writes Eloise Feilden for The Drinks Business. […]
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Australia
Fifteen years later, Stephen Pannell is still “all smiles and bonhomie”
This Decanter article by Huon Hooke was written back in 2007, but it all holds true today. Hooke describes Stephen Pannell as a “happy-go-lucky chap” who is most satisfied when he can get his hands dirty. “The SC Pannell brand has no growth strategy, no grand plan to Pannellise the world. ‘I’ve got no illusions […]
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South Africa
Jancis Robinson on “reigniting interest in South African wine”
Jancis Robinson ponders the question of why more Americans don’t drink more South African wine. “I’m such a fan of South African wine, I’d like everyone to appreciate it as much as me. And producers and growers there really do need every bit of financial encouragement to keep vines, many of them venerable, in the […]
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