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Exclusive interview with Top South African Sommelier, Tinashe Nyamudoka…
31 May 2017 | BY Anja Bekker
Better known as The Wine Whisperer, one of South Africa’s finest sommeliers and sommelier for the top South African restaurant, the Test Kitchen … Tinashe Nyamudoka, chats to De Toren about where his career started, his absolute favourite things about his job and what the future holds for a driven individual such as himself… Tinashe, […]
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Belgium Sommelier, Luk de Rooze, on where it all started…
28 February 2017 | BY Anja Bekker
During his most recent trip to South Africa, we were fortunate enough meet with Luk de Rooze, the youngest sommelier to ever be bestowed the honorary title as ‘Belgium’s Best Sommelier’, at De Toren. In this interview, he shares his passion for fine wine, especially South African wine, with us. Luk, we would love to […]
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Balance, complexity, elegance and structure – what does it all mean?
28 February 2017 | BY Martin Fourie
The world of wine is easily cluttered with lingo and terminology that complicates, confuse and distracts from the wine itself. Words such as balance, complexity, structure and elegance are commonly used, without further explanation or consideration. We are frequently asked about the use of these words and terms and have chatted to Martin, our assistant […]
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One of Brugge’s hidden treasures…
28 February 2017 | BY Anja Bekker
A trip to Brugges in Belgium simply requires a visit to the famous wine shop and wine bar, Blend, partly owned by sommelier Luk de Rooze (Read our interview with Luk de Rooze). The concept behind Blend, is to give the people of Belgium and the tourists of course, the opportunity to enjoy fine and […]
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