Every April 25th in Portugal is Dia da Liberdade (Freedom Day), a national holiday commemorating the overthrow of the Estato Novo (New State) regime, after nearly half a century of increasingly moribund but still lethal...

February 2023 While the winemakers themselves rightly receive the most credit for their creations, it definitely took a vineyard, likely several, to raise whatever you might have in your glass at the moment. And with...

Is it November already? Hard to believe another holiday season is already (almost) upon us, though the calendar, the sun’s position in the sky, and those unnervingly personalized internet pop-up ads are all by now...

If you’ve been a member of one or more of our wine clubs for more than a few months, you’d be forgiven for reading the labels on these bottles and wondering Espagne? Otre Vez?  After...

The story of South African winemaking, like that of the nation itself is long, fraught, horrifying, and (hopefully) ultimately inspiring. The first bottle was produced in 1659, when Cape Town was a supply station for the...