Dan Really Likes Wine

As South African producers seek new markets, Judy Ngene makes a compelling case for Kenya, where the local wine scene is growing in appeal, led by the allure of Nairobi.

Klein Constantia winemaker Matt Day, famed for his sauvignon blanc, joins Chef Nti and Khensani Nobanda to celebrate Matt’s striking new Stellenbosch cabernet sauvignon that has launched The Nedbank Alchemy.

With the band back together and travelling the world again, bass player Dave Farrell - Phoenix to his legion of fans - gets to combine two of his favourite things: rocking stadia, and discovering new wine.

As she launches Stockholm’s hottest new restaurant, sommelier Janni Berndt Dahl sums up the Swedish wine scene - and reveals her champagne credentials.

Drinking champagne on rest days, cricket’s great wine drinkers, and a love of the Cape Winelands: South African-born England cricket great Allan Lamb joins us this week.

French sommelier Julien Boulard, one of Chinese foremost wine educators, talks Chinese wine culture, the state of local producers, and the opportunities for the South African wine industry.

The state of South African wine in the UK: London-based industry veteran Greg Sherwood sizes up what’s going right for our wine - and where we could do a little better.

The world’s most famous journalist travels the world, hanging out with superstars and interviewing the biggest names for YouTube’s fastest growing news show - and drinking some excellent wine along the way.

Meet Chile’s Greatest Export: Sommelier Manuel Cabello swapped a bar in Chile for life on the high seas on cruise ships - and that led to calling Cape Town (and Ellerman House) home.

Taking a break from being besieged with fans wanting selfies, English wine's poster boy Jimmy Smith joins #DRLW this week

A honeymoon to South Africa sparked TJ Douglas's love for the country, but wine has taken it to another level for the man behind Boston's Urban Grape

Two years of planning for a three-day event - but what an event it was. CapeWine 2025 was a resounding success, and WOSA CEO Siobhan Thompson could't be happier.

The young migrant who arrived in South Africa with almost nothing is now one of Africa’s key figures: Tinashe Nyamudoka relives an inspiring wine journey, and celebrates the global success of his Kumusha brand

Leon Meyer was destined for a life in the courtroom until common sense struck, and his natural calling led him to luxury hotels, global travel, and plenty of very fine wine

He’s a national treasure, and as important a figure in the wine industry as South Africa has ever had: Michael Fridjhon reflects on a life in wine, the poetry of tasting notes, and his greatest ever wine.

Thanks to a father with a love for wine and a collection to match, wine was always likely to be Stephanie Cartwright’s calling - and despite considerable early success, she’s just getting started.

Khensani Nobanda is both South Africa’s most successful marketer, and the driving force behind her boutique wine brand Kebo Noir - and has plenty of ideas about how to bring South African wine and marketing together.

After scrambling between cellars, juggling jobs, and starting a family while kicking off her eponymous wine brand, Jessica Saurwein marks 10 years of winemaking - and an exciting new chapter.

Former Cape Winemakers Guild protégé Gynore Fredericks found a friend and mentor in Andrea Mullineux, which inspired the creation of the groundbreaking Great Heart wine range.

The world knows MasterChef and Ultimate Braaimaster judge Pete Goffe-Wood as one of South Africa’s great chefs, but he’s every bit as passionate about wine.

From an island hotel school to the man behind Southern Sun’s vast cellar, sommelier Miguel Chan joins the podcast this week.

The Swartland’s quintessential love story: young South African winemaker, meets young Californian winemaker in France, they fall in love, decide to move South Africa and give the local industry a crack - and now sit as the first couple of South African wine. Chris and Andrea Mullineux’s wonderful story on #DRLW this week.

The West Coast is South Africa’s most exciting new wine region - and Sakkie Mouton and his cult favourite ‘Revenge Of The Crayfish’ chenin blanc is a big part of the West Coast success story

DURBAN'S AUSTRIAN TREASURE: How did an Austrian waitress working in Berlin find herself an unlikely champion of South African wine in a fine dining restaurant in a living room in Durban? For Johanna Richter, it all started with a good looking guy peeling potatoes in the restaurant kitchen...

THE FARMER WHO MAKES WINE: It took a while to explain to Callie Louw what a podcast is, and his own copy will be delivered on a TDK cassette - but while he might be averse to technology, the man behind the 100-point Porseleinberg syrah has no such issues with wine, and is as masterful in the vineyards working the farm, as he is in his Swartland cellar.