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It’s the all-important infectious enthusiasm and passion for the world of wine that enables Jimmy Smith to communicate to his audience in a relaxed, welcoming and fun way.

19/09/2025

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📨Very lovely feedback from William, thank you for allowing me to share such positive vibes and well done on your distinction! 🥇

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14/09/2025

Another truly memorable visit this time to hosted by .spioenkop.estate Valerie and Quintin.

⛰️Spioenkop was established in 1998 and is located on a hill in Elgin deemed similar to the one in KwaZulu Natal where the battle of Spioenkop was fought during the Anglo-Boer war with the 1900 range named after the year the battle took place. The estate is owned by Belgian former Sommelier and ex engineer, Koen Roose, who is an inventive agronomist and winemaker. Known to do things differently and with passion, Koen is championing unique viticultural practices and varietals such as Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinotage in Elgin.

🍇 Koen showed me his bush vine Pinotage, which are gobelet-trained, on Bokkeveld shales, with this combination actively reducing yields down to 4.5 tonnes/ha where many commercial vineyards can yield up 20 tonnes/ha. This is how Koen obtains concentration in his Pinotage, but never with overt power. There is a grace and elegance in his wines with careful and gentle work in the winery, including natural fermentation. I loved the 2016 Elgin Pinotage for delicacy and precision and the 2011 1900 Pinotage from Stellenbosch for mouthfeel, depth and development.

🍷The wines are available with in the UK

🏡The estate also boasts a beautifully-designed spacious 3-bedroom accommodation with space to sleep 8, with spectacular views.
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14/09/2025

More wonderful, fun, energetic and gorgeous people of the Cape featuring .welile.botha

Pictures taken on location at various locations including Cape Wine 2025

11/09/2025

Lekker to catch up with so many friends in Cape Town last night, such great fun with many smiles across the board. Sorry if I haven’t snapped you yet - come and find me today at Cape Wine!

Cornered friends include: .deidre from the events at Media24 and at

Delightful dinner with new friends (tags needed!) and my wonderful friends and the lovely Jennifer at the newly opened ✅

🤔Who has checked out Tannin on Bree Street?
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11/09/2025

🤯Last night was epic. Seven prominent producers showcasing several vintages of their most iconic wines spanning five decades in some cases. A rare opportunity and absolutely fantastic. Wines from and (sadly the only estate I could not taste).

🔝Many highlights… Sadie Columella 2005 was singing full of spice and fynbos and beautiful chalky tannin. The Hamilton-Russell Chardonnay 2012 showed medium weight, toasted nuts, caramel and touch of salinity. The Kanonkop Pinotage 2003 is another testament to how well the grape variety can age - dried red fruits, mushroom, beets, forest floor, almond and marzipan. Elegant at the soul, medium soft, fine filagree tannin. The Meerlust Cabernet Sauvignon 1984 was iconic, with mushroom, soya, fully resolved tannin, meaty, earthy and gamey. The Mullineux Schist 2010 (out of magnum… go big or go home) was awesome, with an iron-savoury nose, lavender, gernaium, beets, earthy, black truffle, black pepper, medium to full, resolving grip, chewy but softening, lots of spice/herb. And my favourite Klein Constantia Vin de Constance was the 2017 that showed lift, freshness with the usual sweet trimmings.

To be fair it was like trying pick between your children… what aged wines have you tried from these iconic producers? 🤔
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10/09/2025

Some friends of the Cape over the past few days 🤩

Appearances from .vino
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10/09/2025

Meet the fantastic team, full of warmth, passion, knowledge - such a lekker crew that makes a visit to Bree Street’s iconic bar completely (even more) worth it. Make sure you stop by and visit Culture, Bree Street, Cape Town.

(Elvis Mkhwanazi - ask him for blind tasting fun!)
(Luyolo Mtiyane - she’ll claim that she beat me on the Blighty v Bokke)

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10/09/2025

Yesterday I was fortunate to attend the ‘Pinotage 100’ tasting to listen and talk to the legendary Beyers Truter at the estate. This variety has had its journey over the last one hundred years, but over the past ten years specifically there has been deep understanding in Pinotage and terroir, grapegrowing and winemaking. There is the greatest diversity of the variety being made, and it is at highest peaks of quality.

Beyers Truter is one of South Africa’s most celebrated winemakers, internationally renowned as the “Pope of Pinotage” for his passion and lifelong dedication to the country’s signature varietal ( ). As the founder of Beyerskloof Winery in Stellenbosch, he has played a defining role in elevating Pinotage to world-class status, crafting wines that embody both innovation and tradition. Over the course of his career, Beyers has received numerous accolades, including being the first South African winemaker crowned International Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London. Beyond his winemaking achievements, he is a tireless advocate for South African viticulture, mentoring the next generation of winemakers and championing the heritage and potential of the Cape’s vineyards. His warm personality, pioneering spirit, and unwavering commitment to quality have made him a respected figure in the global wine community. Listening to his heartfelt and jovial speech was a highlight of my trip so far.
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07/09/2025

🇺🇸Calling!

My next kit is now out!

🍷This expert wine kit features six 180ml bottles, selected by Wine Expert Jimmy Smith in collaboration with Master The World. You can taste the six wines from all over the world with Jimmy Smith on September 18, 2025 at 1PM Pacific. Register for the complimentary zoom here. A recording will be available on September 19, 2025.

🍷The theme of this tasting is “Salt of the Earth.” Together with Jimmy, you’ll explore six wines that reveal how soil and landscape leave their imprint in the glass. From limestone slopes to steep granitic vineyards, from marine-influenced coastlines to complex hillside plantings, each wine has been chosen to highlight a unique expression of terroir. Through the blind tasting, you’ll be challenged to connect these styles to their origins while sharpening your palate and deepening your appreciation for wines shaped by the earth.

For further details visit https://lnkd.in/eY9zdaBT

Event date: 18th September 2025 @ 1pm PT

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07/09/2025

🇿🇦What a lekker way to begin proceedings last night with the made up of the pioneering and hailing from South Africa’s Hemel en Aarde valley. A view of Camps Bay, the Atlantic, a setting sun kicked off with oysters and Grand Cru Champagne. It was beautiful to share this moment with Craig and Anne Wessels, Bevan and Rish Newton-Johnson, Hannes and Nathalia Storm and Gordon and Nadia Newton-Johnson.

🇿🇦But this was the inaugural Judgement of Cape Town, to highlight the respected position of Hemel-en-Aarde’s Chardonnay and Pinot Noir amongst other great established examples from France, New Zealand, Australia, California and Oregon. All were 2022 vintages and poured blind.

🥇🥈🥉The results are academic, but the underlying theme is important to me. Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir is distinct, authentic, delicious and much more open than other global counterparts. The Chardonnays are SO close in style and quality to other greats of the world, often indistinguishable, layered with complexity, precision, and length.

👏Bravo everyone and thank you for a memorable evening with esteemed colleagues, with a fitting gorgeous venue.
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28/08/2025

🇿🇦Come down to next week for a few drinks at my bar takeover or a spectacular dinner the day after.

I’m in the Western Cape for 10 days or so too attending Cape Wine so I hope to connect with as many of you as possible - so please get in touch. I’m building an exciting South Africa video series for 🕺🏻
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27/08/2025

👋🏼 I am thrilled to announce three new faculty members here at the portal, Emily Chan DipWSET Mark Pygott MW and Marcos Iglesias DipWSET These three absolute superstars are joining me to create exciting and useful content to help students in their preparation for the challenging WSET Diploma examinations, especially when in comes to ‘the Beast’ (iykyk)

🙋🏻‍♀️ Emily Chan, DipWSET. Emily won the prestigious Vintners’ UK Scholarship from the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) in 2025, a significant award from the Worshipful Company of Vintners by achieving the highest overall mark in the UK for WSET Diploma students. She is also a member of the Cambridge University Varsity Blind Wine Tasting Team.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Mark Pygott, MW. Mark is a Master of Wine and an experienced wine-industry professional who has made, imported, distributed, marketed, sold, taught, written, consulted on, presented, judged and studied wine at the highest level across a variety of markets and countries. Mark’s business acumen makes his insights especially useful for the wine economics questions and marketing.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Marcos Iglesias, DipWSET. Marcos was the winner of the Peter Hampson Memorial Prize in 2024 (D6: Independent Research Project | Americas) and the Merendino Wines of the World Prize (Americas) in 2025 (D3 Theory).

I’m sure you’ll agree this is an exciting and thoroughly experienced cohort to join the WWJ ranks. Their valuable contributions will be seen across my social media platforms in the forthcoming months (with some already live). There is much exclusive content on the e-learning portal so join today for access.

👋🏼 Say hello everyone to Emily, Mark and Marcos!
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