Savaged by a grape, again

Noseweek is a most appropriately named organ to host a wine column as the nose is queen of the senses, at least when it comes to wine. A Cape Town fifty-something former picture framer Tim James is Noseweek wine correspondent and you don’t even need to subscribe to read his acerbic opinions. For like the bi-weekly newspaper columns of that all stops wine shop Michael Fridjhon, their hardcopy is posted on the Grape website, sometimes even before it appears in print. An odd occurrence admittedly, but one which does justify clogging up the fiberoptic cable with mouldy old copy from ages past. The practice also saves on subscription charges with the next step perhaps a purple leaf out of Financial Times pundit Jancis Robinson’s book – to charge punters for access. Read More…