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By L.M. Archer, FWS | Bourgogne ML
Today marks the inaugural edition of my new feature entitled
First Friday.
Each first Friday of every month through 2016, I’ve invited some of my fellow wine writers the opportunity to join me here on binNotes | Red Thread™ and share a feature on some rare, obscure, or under-appreciated wine region for which they feel a special passion.
Selfishly, this allows me to experience new perspectives beyond my own myopic world of pitching, traveling, word-smithing, and deadlines.
It also allows you the opportunity to experience some great wine regions through the eyes of those whose expertise I respect.
I hope you enjoy their stories as much as I do.
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First Friday | № 1 | Wines of South Africa
Guest Writer: Lauren Mowery | Chasing the Vine
For this first edition of First Friday, I’m honored to turn the page over to Lauren Mowery, the weekly wine columnist as well as the coffee and tea columnist for The Village Voice. In 2013, her wine blog Chasing the Vine was recognized as America’s Best New Wine Blog.
Today, Lauren shares her feature on the wines of South Africa.
“Lurching forward, rocking back, the black Jeep fought for purchase on the jagged rocks and loose soil of the Paardeberg mountain slope. Perched on the edge of the leather seat, I grasped the roll bar above me to avoid swaying into my co-passenger’s lap. Four adults had squeezed into the barely three-person rear of the vehicle as rides into the eucalyptus forest, our destination that evening, were scarce.READ MORE.”
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