The wine anorak is pleased to present Greg Sherwood as a columnist. A South African national, he will be making regular contributions to the wineanorak, reporting on the latest events in the South African wine scene. He has a background in marketing, and is now involved in the wine trade (as marketing manager of Handford wine). Greg has recently completed his Diploma 2 wine degree through the Cape Wine Academy and has now been accepted onto the prestigious MW (Master of Wine) course.
He can be contacted at sherwood@cis.co.za

Articles:

• Another icon wine assessed
  Bouchard Finlayson's Tete de Cuvee Pinot Noir 2001
• Scoring wine: one point of view
  Is scoring wines a sensible thing to do? And which scoring system should we be using?
•  A classic from Boekenhoutskloof
  To drink or not to drink? The Boekenhoutskloof Syrah
• Sauvignongate
  Greg discusses the recent accusations that South African winemakers have been faking their Sauvignons by adding flavour
• A taste for history
  Tales of venerable old wines are a part of wine fokelore. Greg recounts his experiences with a youthful-tasting 70 year-old bottle
• South African Stars 2002
  A guide to the wineries that we should looking out for, originally written as a guide to the 2002 London trade fair.
• The Parkerization of South African wine: is it imminent?
  The effect of Parker scores on the market is well known, but as yet the great man hasn't focused his attention of South Africa's best. Is this about to happen, and would it be a good thing?
• South Africa's rising stars
  A useful guide to the wines that are making waves in the South African wine scene at the moment.
• The millennium vintage in South Africa
  The 2000 vintage has been celebrated in Bordeaux, but how has it been in South Africa? Here's Greg's appraisal. 
• Yonder Hill winery: the art of winemaking
  Tasting the wines from premium Stellenbosch winery Yonder Hill
• South African wines at the London International Wine & Spirit Fair 2001: stealing the show?
  Greg Sherwood is bowled over by the South African wines on show at the 2001 London wine trade fair -- some stunning wines that by all accounts totally overshadowed the other new world representation. 
• It's Nederberg Auction time again!
  Greg reports from the 27th Nederberg Auction in Paarl, South Africa's leading annual sale of fine wines.
• Vintage anomalies: South Africa's top 1996 reds revealed
  Although the 1996 vintage in South Africa has a poor reputation, some producers managed to make some surprisingly good wines. Greg's on the case!
• The art of wine mediocrity
  While technology in the cellar has eliminated most winemaking faults, it is also leading to a new generation of correct but bland 'industrial' wines.
• South African wine giant in the making?
  Merger mania hits the South African wine industry
• Mastering the millennium lifestyle
  Greg's tips for a healthy and stress-free life in the modern world
• Politics of the vine -- Mediterranean style
  Import restrictions and protectionism are still a problem facing South African wines in Europe
• New pretenders to the SA Pinotage throne
  Results from the Wine Magazine/ABSA private bank Pinotage Champion 2000 competition
• Who said the Japanese only drink Burgundy and Bordeaux?
  South African wines perform well at the Tokyo Vinexpo
• Let the festivities commence
  The Cape Times Waterfront Wine Festival
• The South African wine industry through rosé tinted glasses
  Greg examines why rose is not more popular in South Africa.
• I heard it through the grapevine
  South African wine industry news and gossip, July 2000
• That single vineyard sensation
  Premium producers in South Africa are turning to single vineyard wines in an effort to unearth the potential of their 'terroirs'. Greg describes some of the fore-runners in this movement. 
• I heard it through the grapevine
  South African wine industry gossip, June 2000
• Noble cultivars make a noble blend?
  Is a blend of Sauvignon blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon just a marketing gimmick? Not according to wineanorak's South African-based columnist Greg Sherwood, who describes an interesting new project from Franschhoek.
• Knorhoek Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 joins the ranks of the upper classes
  Greg Sherwood reports on a new South African Cabernet that looks set to become one of the elite.

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