Dan Really Likes Wine

FROM HEADBOY TO WINEMAKER: The eccentric, eclectic heartbeat of the Swartland Revolution, Adi Badenhorst’s journey from wine family in Constantia, via a plum Stellenbosch job he got fired from, to making wine that travels the world to considerable acclaim, is as entertaining as the laidback winemaker himself. TAG: Adi Badenhorst, AA Badenhorst, Swartland Revolution, Swartland Wine Route, Cape Winemakers Guild

South African Sommelier of the Year Wikus Human started in the hospitality industry with zero wine aspirations; now he’s now of the industry’s most accomplished figures, lending his gift for wine to David Higgs’s restaurant empire - and swapping the quiet, rolling hills of Johannesburg for the fast-paced hustle of Cape Town at the brand new Marble at the V&A Waterfront.

South Africa’s foremost wine marketing wizard has created the country’s leading luxury wine label in Vilafonté, on the back of the family success story of Warwick. He’s also rather important in Stellenbosch wine circles, and as eerily prescient feel for wine trends and opportunities - and happens to be the inspiration behind the Dan Really Likes Wine podcast.

What happens when you lose your job, you’re also starting to lose your sight, and life seems lined up against you? If you’re Erika Obermeyer, you simply start a brand new wine project that becomes a massive success story, delighting wine fans and offering inspiration in equal measure.

He has the build of a rugby player, and the game is in his DNA - but Rudger van Wyk opted for wine instead. For fans of Stark-Condé (and there are many), that was good news indeed; having recently swapped Stellenbosch for Wellington, the star winemaker talks change, wine bars, and a little

The advertising creative with a crazy wine dream - Craig Wessels tells the story of Restless River, the Hemel-en-Aarde success story that’s given South Africa wildly popular pinot noir and chardonnay, plus a cabernet sauvignon with a cult following. Also: the critical importance of surfing...

The brand new Dan Really Likes Wine podcast launches with Salt River’s surfing winemaker - the effortlessly cool and multiple-award winning Duncan Savage.