A busy day here in St James, judging the Top 100 South African Wines competition.
I was judging with Greg Sherwood and Duncan Savage. It was a really fun day. Lots of good wines, and we’re looking forward to trying more over the next couple of days. Time for a sneaky dip in the tidal pool as well before lunch. I love the feeling of salt water drying on my skin in the early autumn sunshine.





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It’s a tough job….
be interested to learn which of the TOP wineries actually entered this year,as of course very few did last year.