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If there’s a trend that has grown to dominate the world of high-end travel over the past decade, it’s that experience is everything. Put simply, it’s no longer good enough to merely show travellers a destination, pointing out the scenery...

Whatever one thinks of the Platter Wine Guide these days, the announcement of the year’s crop of five star wines, White, Red and Winery of the Year, probably generates more excitement than any other awards. This year is no exception, with the 83 Five...

Picture: Christian G.E. Schiller at the Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg The undisputed authority in terms of South African wine is the Platter's South African Wine Guide. The 2014 was just released. For Platters of previous years, see: Platter...

John Szabo, MS What’s Your Favourite?; Germany’s Secret Society; Reflections on Cool Chardonnay The Vintages theme for the August 4th release is “customer favourites”. Although my top smart buys don’t line up with what the LCBO has identified as favourites...

If you get one of these, you are a Platter’s award-winning winemaker. Last Friday I was invited to the launch of the Platter’s South African Wines 2014 at The Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town. I generally like to keep things a little more on...