It was a bit of a scrum getting to the bottles
Andrew MacDowall, retiring publisher of the Platter guide to South African wines
Dave Hughes opened the evening
J P Rossouw, new publisher of the Platter Guide
Andrew MacDowall waiting to speak
speaking
and showing us the new eau de nil Platter
and the first 1980 edition
Pozy Hazell with Andrew MacDowall
J P Rossouw takes over
Editor Philip van Zyl hands over a parting gift...
.. a cartoon by Tony Grogan
A French connection - Marion Pla of Marie Claire meets Signal Hill winemaker Jean Vincent Ridon
Gregory Mutambe, head sommelier at The Twelve Apostles, with the new guide and a bottle of Simonsig's 5 star "The Russetty One" Roussanne 2012, made for the Cape Winemakers' Guild auction
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013
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