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Craig Wessels

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The advertising creative with a crazy wine dream - Craig Wessels tells the story of Restless River, the Hemel-en-Aarde success story that’s given South Africa wildly popular pinot noir and chardonnay, plus a cabernet sauvignon with a cult following. Also: the critical importance of surfing...

15 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Leisure

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