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With the World Cup Approaching, a Sit-Down with South African Vintner Miles Mossop

The winemaker at South Africa's Tokara has streamlined the portfolio and wrestled the vineyards into shape
Posted: Jun 10, 2010 9:01am ET

It was a busy week for winemakers stopping by my office this week. I had sit-downs with Miles Mossop of South Africa's Tokara as well as Chile's Marcelo Retamal (De Martino) and Sven Bruchfeld (Polkura). Mossop is the winemaker at South Africa’s ambitious Tokara winery. Owned by former banker G.T. Ferriera, Tokara is a well-financed project, replete with all the bells and whistles in the winery, though its initial set of releases from the 2003 and 2004 vintages failed to take off here in the U.S.

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