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Feb 7, 2018

Caperitif — a true African vermouth with a taste of the Cape

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Sep 9, 2016

The real balsamic vinegar discovered

There’s no rushing balsamic vinegar. It’s a slow process that takes between 12 and 25 years and…

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Oct 10, 2016

Where and what to eat in Lisbon

One month in Lisbon. That’s some 90 meals. Quite a few I prepared at home. What is remarkable is how…

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Mar 7, 2018

Copper Pot pinot noir 2016

Too few restaurants in Jozi have decent wine lists. Sure, many have encyclopaedic lists if you discount the new…

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Feb 21, 2018

Newton Johnson Albariño 2017

Oh Albariño!

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Mar 28, 2018

Bosman Family wines with skin contact: from pink to orange

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Feb 28, 2018

Rall Ava Chenin Blanc 2016

This was a surprise. And I’m afraid I’m back in Swartland and drinking chenin blanc. Again.

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Oct 19, 2010

The A to Z of food and wine matching

There’s a lot of stuffy tradition associated with wine and what food to match it with. It stems…

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Apr 2, 2018

Geronimo! it’s cinsault

Geronimo! I’ve made the jump.

Ed Charles in Around South Africa in 80 wines

Jan 3, 2018

Around South Africa in 80 wines part 1: Avondale Armilla blancs de blancs

These were the top 10 stories published by Around South Africa in 80 wines; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2005, 2010, 2016, and 2018.

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Around South Africa in 80 wines

New to South Africa, I’m exploring the diversity of wine one bottle at a time. English by birth, I spent20 years in Australia writing about food and drink for daily newspapers, glossy magazines and my blog. I now live in Johannesburg.

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