Norman Goodfellows in Illovo Johannesburg is in an absolute class of its own when it come to Wines and Spirits Retailing ,, ,it is no use me telling you about it – you simply have to go there and see for yourself. Many people in the Wine Trade come and go, but Solly Kramer (yes [...]

I am delighted to advise that Withington Wines now available at Van Riebeeck Liquors in Belvedere Road Claremont. Easy to find, parking in front of the store and ask either Karel, Veronica or Brian to assist. They have a good range of beers too … and really cold !

Charles is in the US at the moment. These posts are some of his observations. With the continued rise of supermarkets and multiples in wine trading, the conventional “wine shop” has to have a pretty inventive mindset to just to keep alive, and even better than this to do well. And so we have the [...]

The Nose Restaurant and Wine Bar in Cape Town’s fashionable Cape Quarter, seek to be “the best place to get to know the whole spectrum of South African wine”. One way that they have set about achieving this is to offer two wine lists: Wines of The Month – unusual and interesting wines changing monthly [...]