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We revisit the South African wine people of colour profiled in 2020 and assess the rate of transformation there.
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Founder of BAME Wine Professionals, Mags Janjo has set up his own wine import business with associated online retailer. Below...
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Latest releases from the likes of David and Nadia Sadie, Richard Kershaw MW and May-Eliane de Lencquesaing's Glenelly together with...
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Tom Parker MW reviews 43 wines from regions other than Bordeaux, which, along with others including Opus One 2018 and...
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