Respect

Karma

Don’t forget getting on your high horse, going around in circles, and taking leaps of faith….🤔🥸

Hmm, time to dust off the crystal ball then Happy hols

Sobering article by @Meiningers_Int meiningers-international.com/wine/insights/…

Silver Olympic medal for Akani Simbine and the SA Athletics team Amazing result with two teenagers in the squad! #Olympics2024

And a great friend of South Africa as well Top man!

Yes please!

One of the best stories and nicest families in the wine industry who have made all their own luck and deserve it all too. Happy 25th anniversary to Gavin Quinney Angela Quinney and all the family at Chateau Bauduc

(📣) The President of Brazil has issued a statement about Twitter: “The world isn’t obliged to put up with Elon Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich.” RETWEET if you agree. theguardian.com/world/article/…

In the 1st of a new series talking to leading buyers at major UK importers on the steps they go through to list new wines, North South Wines Claire Greenwood explains the painstaking steps that North South Wines goes through before committing the-buyer.net/people/supplie…

Want to learn more about wine marketing? Enroll in the UCT Graduate School of Business Wine Marketing course to learn how to leverage your brands' value to an international audience Find out more here gsb.uct.ac.za/ProspectBrochu…

I’ll be teaching a few modules on this course

Not at all Johann I think you would nail it

Full message from Majestic Wine chief John Colley to customers is here ometria.email/acc19f3f2ae5ef…

As erudite as ever Brenden Nel ⚒ Spot on

Great to chat to Gary Keller about Keller's Cellar his new drinks consultancy & how he hopes to share 15 years senior buying experience at Molson Coors Beverage Company & help drinks suppliers better understand how they can help buyers & why getting the basics right is key the-buyer.net/people/supplie…

Always good to start the new year with a chat with David Kermode on the ups & downs for the wine and drinks industry in 2025 and, in particular, the impact of the new ABV-driven duty system in Febraury. All on David's Drinking Hour podcast on FoodFM foodfmradio.com/programmes/the…

Mike Ratcliffe, Chairperson of Stellenbosch Wine Routes and Visit Stellenbosch explains why penalising the wine industry with higher excise taxes would be a serious mistake. #FairExcise #JobsInWine #SaveSAWine #SouthAfricaWine

The best things in life don't come around often & if you love #SouthAfrican wine 3 years is how long you've got to wait for #CapeWine to come along.WOSA South Africa Maryna Calow sets the scene for September's event & urges buyers to book flights & hotels now the-buyer.net/insight/what-t…