Interview – Jim Clarke – Wines of South Africa – Episode #189 – Wine World TV™

June 8, 2025

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In this episode of WWTV I on interview Jim Clarke who is the Country Manager for Wines of South Africa USA. He is also the person who wrote THE book on South Africa – The Wines of South Africa. Jim was in here in Texas for over a week and spent a total of 4 days in San Antonio conducting consumer and trade tastings! I got to attend two of those tastings. We cover a lot of cool topics about South African wine and some other important South African topics.

Links for the show:

Amazon – The Wines of South Africa (The Classic Wine Library) – Paperback – https://amzn.to/4kaHWAb (This is an affiliate link and I may receive a small commission if you purchase it.)

Wines of South Africa – https://www.wosa.co.za/Home/

South African Wine Industry Information and Systems (SAWIS) – This is also a valuable resource when if comes to South African wine – https://www.sawis.co.za

Italian Wine Central – Chianti Classico Adopts Subareas and a New Blend – Concerning the subject of new and smaller sub-appellations we discussed – https://italianwinecentral.com/chianti-classico-zonation-and-new-blend/

Italian Wine Central – UGAs: How to Carve and Serve a Denomination – Concerning the subject of new and smaller sub-appellations we discussed – https://italianwinecentral.com/what-are-ugas/

Wikipedia – Edict of Nantes (why the Huguenots left when Louis XIII revoked it) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes

Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) – http://ipw.co.za

Wikipedia – Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-Based_Black_Economic_Empowerment

Decanter – Wine Legend: Lanzerac, Pinotage 1959 – https://www.decanter.com/learn/wine-legend-lanzerac-pinotage-1959-432084/

Wineries Mentioned (these were mentioned by either me or Jim for specific reasons – there are tons of excellent wineries we didn’t mention):

Graham Beck – https://www.grahambeck.com

Abingdon Wine Estate – https://www.abingdonestate.co.za

Lowerland Prieska RSA (this isn’t just a winery but a full-blown farm) – https://www.lowerland.co.za

Muldlerbosch – https://www.mulderbosch.co.za

A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines – https://aabadenhorst.com

Lanzerac – https://lanzerac.co.za

Kanonkop Wine Estate – https://kanonkop.co.za

Lismore Estate Vineyards – https://www.lismore.co.za

Tokara Wine Estate – https://www.tokara.com

Constantia Wineries:

Groot Constantia – https://grootconstantia.co.za

Klein Constantia – https://www.kleinconstantia.com

Buitenverwachting Winery (this winery and the next, Uitsug, were created from part of Bergvliet.) – http://buitenverwachting.com

Constantia Uitsug Wine Farm (a subdivision of the Buitenverwachting property in 1894. It is not on the Groot Constantia graphic showing the division of the property over time.)- http://uitsig.co.za

Wineries from the tastings not already listed:

Alheit Vineyards – https://alheitvineyards.co.za

Vine Street Imports (the U.S. importer- I couldn’t find a winery website) Testalonga – https://vsimports.com/south-africa/testalonga/

Remhoogte Wine Estate – https://remhoogte.co.za

Capensis – https://www.capensiswines.com

Storm Wines – https://www.stormwines.co.za

The Sadie Family Wines – https://thesadiefamily.com

Francois van Niekerk Wines – https://www.francoisvanniekerk.co.za

Botanica Wines – https://www.botanicawines.com

Taalbosch Wines – https://taaiboschwines.com

Thelema Mountain Vineyards – https://www.thelema.co.za

Lubanzi Wines – https://www.lubanziwines.com