If ever there was a time to buy South African wine, it’s now. The country’s producers have had a torrid lockdown and need all the support they can get. The measures spell disaster for local winemakers. “The South African industry has not been on a firm footing at the best of times,” says Anthony Hamilton, the owner of Hamilton Russell Vineyards near Hermanus. “This crisis will certainly hit very hard.”In the UK there is much goodwill — as I’ve written before,

Source: The Times August 17, 2020 16:07 UTC