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Recent coverage of South Africa – a guide

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Kiara Scott and team at Brookdale Estate, South Africa

With the South African wine business on its knees, thanks to a domestic ban on all alcohol sales, we have been keen to ensure that as many voices working in one of the world's most beautiful sources of fine wine are heard.

As explained in South Africa fewer halos?, we are publishing a series of personal accounts of experiences in South African wine. We thought it might be useful to provide a guide to them, and to other recent articles about South African wine, so here are those published so far, the most recent at the top. Above, Kiara Scott, author of today's personal account, is seen extreme right with the rest of the Brookdale Estate team.

Why you should buy South African (Free for all) 10 October 2020

South African sizzle (Tasting articles) 8 October 2020

The 2020 CWG auction - with a difference (Tasting articles) 24 September 2020

Tinashe Nyamudoka – from Zim somm to winemaker (Free for all) 3 September 2020

Praisy Dlamini – from sugar cane to grapes (Free for all) 27 August 2020

Jeanne Vito – a spiritual return to Africa (Free for all) 20 August 2020

Rüdger van Wyk – champion winemaker (Free for all) 13 August 2020

Carmen Stevens challenges the status quo (Free for all) 6 August 2020

Kiara Scott from the Flats to the heights (Free for all) 30 July 2020

Three outstanding Chenin Blancs (Wines of the week) Richard Hemming MW 24 July 2020

Ntsiki Biyela taking charge (Free for all) 23 July 2020

An intern's tale (Free for all) 16 July 2020

Inclusion as urgent as fermentation (Free for all) Tshepang Molisana 9 July 2020

A tale of thwarted ambition (Free for all) Elton Greeve 2 July 2020

Fewer halos? (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 29 June 2020

Franschhoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch (Tasting article) Tim Jackson MW 25 June 2020

A social progress report (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 22 June 2020

Constantia, Elgin and Hemel-en-Aarde (Tasting article) Tim Jackson MW 18 June

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