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Up, Up and Away

Posted by richard
/ September 11, 2011 /

Having packed up our house, we moved to a place that sits atop Sir Lowry’s Pass Village, up in the clouds, with the most stunning views. I have a wife and two gorgeous daughters, Annabelle and Gabriella, 5 and 3 respectively. Sadly, I shall be missing them very much as...
Masters of Wine (MW) results…

Posted by richard
/ September 5, 2011 /

PASS! I am absolutely thrilled about the results from the Masters of Wine. Got the phone call at 9:00 this morning from London and broke down in tears! The exam includes 3 sections: Theory and Practical knowledge and a 10,000 word Dissertation. From start to finish it has taken...
A Blustery Day

Posted by richard
/ September 3, 2011 /

It is about 3 days after you leave your secure job (in my case Cellar master at Mulderbosch) that you start to think just exactly what are you doing. I was happy making wines for the last three years at Mulderbosch and previously at Kanu for 8 years but my...