Wine Life by Daléne Fourie | Episode One | The Grey Area: Colombo Wines
For the inaugural episode of Wine Life, we met up with Dan Colombo of Colombo Wines in a non-descript cellar in the Joubertskloof of the Paardeberg in Swartland, which he shares with MC Stander of L'Equinox Wines. Here, Dan makes wines bordering on the definition of natural, made with some of our most historically undervalued grapes, beautifully. We discuss what it is to be a young winemaker in South Africa, what inspires him to make these esoteric wines without potentially having a market yet to sell them in, his definition of a good wine, what wine pairs well with Simba Peanuts & Raisins…
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