MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Standing the test of time and taste
Rust en Vrede has proved itself to be a force in Cape wine
17 July 2024 - 04:59
I wrote my first wine column in the mid-1970s, a commission from the Financial Mail’s legendary editor, George Palmer.
At the same time John Platter was writing a weekly wine piece in the Rand Daily Mail. When he moved to the Cape and focused on his eponymous guide I inherited his Rand Daily Mail slot to go with the FM commitment. In 1986, when the Mail closed and Business Day was launched, my wine column shifted seamlessly to the new title. Back then a regular wine feature seems to have been the mark of a serious publication...
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