stirring the lees with james molesworth

South Africa: Day 4, No Frequent-Flier Miles

Posted: Mar 11, 2007 5:17pm ET

Today, I spent the day with Jean Engelbrecht, a former commercial airline pilot turned vintner. Engelbrecht (who drives like he’s still flying jets) has become one of South Africa’s de facto ambassadors of wine, along with other high-profile vintners such as Charles Back, Mike Ratcliffe and Ken Forrester, who spend lots of time in the U.

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