Wine in Focus

In this episode of Wine in Focus, Marble's head sommelier, Wikus Human and Investec's Roy van Eck, discuss what to consider when emarking on a wine collection journey.

Together with host Palesa Mapheelle, they explain how to identifying age-worthy vintages, and the risks and rewards of investing in wine for a financial return. They share their personal journeys into wine, what mistakes they they've made along the way, and why South African wines may still represent an undervalued opportunity.

In this episode of Wine in Focus, Palesa Mapheelle is joined by local wine authority, Michael Fridjhon and international wine judge Heidi Makinen (MW).

Together, they explain the rigorous judging process of the Investec Trophy Wine Show, what they look for in a winning wine, how to navigate judges’ disagreements and the importance of wine competitions to the local wine industry. 

Watch Johan Malan from Wine Cellar, Mike Ratcliffe - co-founder of Vilafonté and Investec's Roy van Eck discuss how to invest in fine wine. They cover how you tell the difference between a premium vintage and plonk, how to age wine, a wine bond, and their hopes for SA's wine industry. 

Wine competitions aren't just an opportunity for winemakers to gain accolades, they encourage innovation and enforce quality. In this episode Michael Fridjhon, Chairman of the Trophy Wine Show, Tom Carson, one of the international judges, and Bruce Jack, founder of Flagstone wines and Bruce Jack wines, discuss how SA's wines are gaining market share from established old world wines and entering new markets in Africa. 

The wine industry contributes R56.5 billion to our economy annually, and for every one job produced on a wine farm, another 10 are created further down the value chain. In this episode CEO of SA Wine, Rico Basson and Victor dos Reis, a senior transactor in the Leverage Finance team at Investec discuss the industry’s growth prospects, how exporters can mitigate US trade tariffs and how the future of the industry relies on it moving from a bulk to a value business.

Once dominated by a narrow demographic, South Africa's wine industry is seeing the rise of a new cohort of professionals. Young, black, and female they’re challenging old assumptions and reshaping leadership. In this episode of Wine in Focus Praisy Dlamini CEO of Adama Wines and GM of HER wines, and Kiara Scott head winemaker of Hazendal, reflect on their personal journeys to the top and what they're doing to ensure other women follow. 

In this episode of Wine in Focus we discuss sustainability and innovation in wine making. Host Lerato Motshologane is joined by Rosa Kruger founder of the Old Vine Project and Johnathan Grieve of Avondale Wines- one of South Africa's most forward-thinking biodynamic wine estates. Together they explain why sustainable wine making is no longer a nice to have, but crucial to safeguard the future of SA's wine industry.