Christian Eedes, one of the foremost critics and tastemakers of South African wines recently went through Franco’s precise and elegant ’19s and was floored by the quality of the young winemaker.  Now sharing a shed in Paarl with Lukas Van Loggerenberg, Franco is focused on his brand entirely and will continue to grow into his […]

Johan Meyer, more affectionately known as ‘Stompie’ is one of the most recognizable figures in the burgeoning wine scene of South Africa.  His two brands are his eponymous label, JH Meyer Signature Wines, as well as a partnership with his UK importer, Ben Henshaw of Indigo Wines.  Dr. Jamie Goode recently visited Stompie and learns […]

Greg Sherwood, MW put his thoughts to paper on the highly anticipated 2019 releases from Lukas.  “Bag your allocations asap as production levels are small but highly sought after,” said Greg.  Lukas continues to grow and the results are within the bottle. Read about the 19s here.

January of 2020 represented the ‘calm’ before the storm.  Tariff pressure was being put on most European wines and consumers and those in the trade often looked to uncharted territory for weeknight wines.  Eric Asimov of the New York Times highlighted 20 wines that fit in nearly every budget and we are thankful and thrilled […]

Dr. Jamie Goode, better known by his in-depth wine blog based out of the UK, Wineanorak, sat down with John Seccombe of Thorne & Daughters.  They spoke about vineyard sources, the challenges of the drought and tasted the recent releases together. Read more about it here.