The passing of legendary Cape wine phenomenon Dave Hughes this week has reverberated loudly in the South African wine industry, prompting choruses of approval of his exceptional talents and wit, and not a few delectable anecdotes. But all stories have to start somewhere, so let’s start this one.
Legendary wine personality Dave Hughes’s passing this week is grieved by the South African wine industry and the wider world. David Louis Hughes, South African wine icon, died peacefully in Stellenbosch on Monday, 6 February 2023 at the age of 84.
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South Africa s Cape Fine & Rare Auction announces new date The Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction (formerly the Nederburg Auction), one of the most prestigious events in South Africa s wine calendar, has been rescheduled to take place in spring 2021. Originally scheduled for October 2020, the auction s organisers took the decision to postpone the event in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Announcing the new date, the organisers said the auction would be presented in a hybrid format , allowing live bidding online as well as in-person bidding at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch. There will also be satellite events in London ahead of the auction, run at partner venues and/or online and hosted by Christie s auctioneer Charlie Foley with selected judges including South African wine authority Michael Fridjhon.