Philip Retief: The Van Loveren Team Goes Shopping

Philip Retief: The Van Loveren Team Goes Shopping

It’s been shopping season at Van Loveren in recent years, as the Robertson powerhouse added Zandvliet, Neil Ellis, Landskroon and Survivor to the Retief family’s portfolio; Philip Retief talks through the past, the present and a very exciting future.

Phil Freese & Zelma Long: Vilafonté's American Icons

They’re best known in South Africa for having launched Vilafonté with partner Mike Ratcliffe, but Phil Freese and Zelma Long have a compelling wine story that extends across both South Africa and California.

Daniel Bruiner: The Vieux Télégraphe Legacy

As he and his brother Frederic hand over the reins of Vieux Télégraphe to a sixth generation, Daniel Brunier reflects on the success of an icon of Chateauneuf du Pape.

Tam Chaisiri Tassanakajohn: Swopping Finance For Fine Wine

Like his celebrity chef brother Ton, sommelier Tam Chaisiri Tassanakajohn started life in the finance world, but is now happily running Michelin star restaurant Nusara, where marquee champagne leads the fine wine offering.

Guillaume Perdigues: Asia's Ode to Riesling

Overseeing wine at a three Michelin star restaurant, celebrating a love of riesling, and appraising a fine dining scene in Bangkok that’s soaring: sommelier Guillaume Perdigues checks in from Restaurant Sühring.