Knowledge and understanding—and pleasure?
“How much does one actually need to know about something that offers sensual pleasure or spiritual sustenance?”
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New-wave Pinotage: No longer monstrous
South Africa's national grape has changed, says Tim James.
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You say Chenin, we say Steen
How a cool northerly variety became the Cape's most terroir-focused white grape.
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What has wine writing lost?
An appreciation of the “humorous and easy-going serious" wine writing found in the 16 volumes of the vintage anthology,…
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Cellar tricks and treats
It may not conform to conventional definitions of a cellar, but Tim James finds delight and surprise in his…
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“Grapes” by DH Lawrence: A reading
Tim James follows “the tendrilled avenues of wine and the otherworld” in the poem “Grapes,” by DH Lawrence. So…
ByPaardeberg: On the magic mountain
As fall advanced, I stood in a vineyard on the low slopes of the Paardeberg, a sprawling granitic mass…
ByNo hollow vessels
Tim James explores the pleasing profusion of materials and shapes in modern winemaking receptacles and vessels, from wooden barrels…
ByWhat next will be new out of Africa
The Oxford Companion to Wine ventures a trenchant opinion on the quality of wine possible from “the dull Colombard…
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