A brief overview of South African winemaking history Starting in the early 16th century, South African wine has a long and illustrious history. The Dutch East India Company imported the first vines to the Cape of Good Hope in 1598. South Africa swiftly established itself as a significant wine-producing region, exporting copious amounts of wine […]
Brian Marshall is a lifelong wine enthusiast and has been actively engaged in commercial activities in the wine industry for the last twenty years.
He has end to end knowledge of the business having owned a vineyard in Italy, imported wine into the UK, sold as a wholesaler to retail outlets, owned a successful wine retail outlet, and now has multiple online wine businesses.
