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Wine and words. Writes stuff @fineandrare and beyond. Views my own.
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Reyneke’s re-launched Cornerstone Range: can it pay to do good?

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By Sophie Thorpe Verified
| Wine Verified
Johan Reyneke has spent two decades proving that winemaking can be a force for social change in South Africa. Now, with a reimagined Cornerstone range, and with a radical new value chain model developed with University of Cape Town and Harvard, he's looking to push this vision even further and challenge structural poverty. Sophie Thorpe sat down with the philosopher-turned-winemaker to find out more.
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Reyneke’s re-launched Cornerstone Range: can it pay to do good?

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By Sophie Thorpe Verified
| TheBuyer
It’s easy to nod along with the concept of South Africa being a poor country – but putting the concept into cold, hard numbers drives the reality home. The country has among the highest level of income equality in the world. Measured by the Gini coefficient, the World Bank puts South Africa at 54.1% (2022, fifth worldwide), while the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) puts it at 66.99% (2017, taking first place).
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‘I forgot how delicious mature Bordeaux is’: 22 bottle-aged wines to drink now

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By Sophie Thorpe Verified
| Flipboard
3 hours ago Olive oil doesn't age like whiskey and brown rice spoils far faster than white. Here are five fridge and pantry staples that don't keep forever. A stocked pantry or spice rack is a good idea, but just because something is considered shelf-stable doesn't mean it lasts forever. Certain cooking oils, …
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