Dan Really Likes Wine
Episodes
Judy Ngene: Kenya Calling
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As South African producers seek new markets, Judy Ngene makes a compelling case for Kenya, where the local wine scene is growing in appeal, led by the...
The Nedbank Alchey
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Klein Constantia winemaker Matt Day, famed for his sauvignon blanc, joins Chef Nti and Khensani Nobanda to celebrate Matt’s striking new Stellenbosc...
Dave farrell: Linkin Park's Head Sommelier
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the band back together and travelling the world again, bass player Dave Farrell - Phoenix to his legion of fans - gets to combine two of his favo...
Janni Berndt Dahl: Stockholm's Champagne Star
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As she launches Stockholm’s hottest new restaurant, sommelier Janni Berndt Dahl sums up the Swedish wine scene - and reveals her champagne credentia...
Allan Lamb: Pairing Wine with Lamb
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drinking champagne on rest days, cricket’s great wine drinkers, and a love of the Cape Winelands: South African-born England cricket great Allan Lam...
Julien Boulard: The Most Important Frenchman in China
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
French sommelier Julien Boulard, one of Chinese foremost wine educators, talks Chinese wine culture, the state of local producers, and the opportuniti...
Greg Sherwood: The Uk's South African Wine Supremo
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The state of South African wine in the UK: London-based industry veteran Greg Sherwood sizes up what’s going right for our wine - and where we could...
Piers Morgan: Youtuber and Influencer
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s most famous journalist travels the world, hanging out with superstars and interviewing the biggest names for YouTube’s fastest growing...
Manuel Cabello: The Man From Santiago
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Chile’s Greatest Export: Sommelier Manuel Cabello swapped a bar in Chile for life on the high seas on cruise ships - and that led to calling Ca...
Jimmy Smith: Wine Royalty
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a break from being besieged with fans wanting selfies, English wine's poster boy Jimmy Smith joins #DRLW this week
TJ Douglas: Boston's King of Wine
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A honeymoon to South Africa sparked TJ Douglas's love for the country, but wine has taken it to another level for the man behind Boston's Urban Grape
Siobhan Thompson: Siobhan is very happy
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two years of planning for a three-day event - but what an event it was. CapeWine 2025 was a resounding success, and WOSA CEO Siobhan Thompson could't ...
Tinashe Nyamudoka: Zimbabwe's Wine Supremo
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The young migrant who arrived in South Africa with almost nothing is now one of Africa’s key figures: Tinashe Nyamudoka relives an inspiring wine jo...
Leon Meyer: The Lawyer Who Escaped
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leon Meyer was destined for a life in the courtroom until common sense struck, and his natural calling led him to luxury hotels, global travel, and pl...
Michael Fridjhon: The Godfather of South African Wine
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He’s a national treasure, and as important a figure in the wine industry as South Africa has ever had: Michael Fridjhon reflects on a life in wine, ...
Stephanie Cartwright: Natural Born Sommelier
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a father with a love for wine and a collection to match, wine was always likely to be Stephanie Cartwright’s calling - and despite conside...
Khensani Nobanda: Kensi's guide to selling wine
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Khensani Nobanda is both South Africa’s most successful marketer, and the driving force behind her boutique wine brand Kebo Noir - and has plenty of...
Jessica Saurwein: Jessica's Triumphant Decade
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After scrambling between cellars, juggling jobs, and starting a family while kicking off her eponymous wine brand, Jessica Saurwein marks 10 years of ...
Gynore Hendricks: Malmesbury Wine Maestro
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Cape Winemakers Guild protégé Gynore Fredericks found a friend and mentor in Andrea Mullineux, which inspired the creation of the groundbreak...
Pete Goffe-Wood: Like Cooking, Love Wine:
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world knows MasterChef and Ultimate Braaimaster judge Pete Goffe-Wood as one of South Africa’s great chefs, but he’s every bit as passionate a...
Miguel Chan: The Mauritian Ambassador to Sandton
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From an island hotel school to the man behind Southern Sun’s vast cellar, sommelier Miguel Chan joins the podcast this week.
Andrea & Chris Mullineux: Young love in the Swartland
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Swartland’s quintessential love story: young South African winemaker, meets young Californian winemaker in France, they fall in love, decide to ...
Sakkie Mouton: The Rise of the West Coast
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The West Coast is South Africa’s most exciting new wine region - and Sakkie Mouton and his cult favourite ‘Revenge Of The Crayfish’ chenin blanc...
Johanna Richter: Durban's Austrian Treasure
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DURBAN'S AUSTRIAN TREASURE: How did an Austrian waitress working in Berlin find herself an unlikely champion of South African wine in a fine dining re...
Callie Louw: The Farmer Who Makes Wine
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE FARMER WHO MAKES WINE: It took a while to explain to Callie Louw what a podcast is, and his own copy will be delivered on a TDK cassette - but whi...
Adi Badenhorst: From Headboy to Winemaker
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
FROM HEADBOY TO WINEMAKER: The eccentric, eclectic heartbeat of the Swartland Revolution, Adi Badenhorst’s journey from wine family in Constantia, v...
Wikus Human: The Best Nose in Wine
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South African Sommelier of the Year Wikus Human started in the hospitality industry with zero wine aspirations; now he’s now of the industry’s mos...
Mike Ratcliffe
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Africa’s foremost wine marketing wizard has created the country’s leading luxury wine label in Vilafonté, on the back of the family success...
Erika Obermeyer
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you lose your job, you’re also starting to lose your sight, and life seems lined up against you? If you’re Erika Obermeyer, you ...
Rudger van Wyk
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He has the build of a rugby player, and the game is in his DNA - but Rudger van Wyk opted for wine instead. For fans of Stark-Condé (and there are ma...
Craig Wessels
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 So...
Duncan Savage
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The brand new Dan Really Likes Wine podcast launches with Salt River’s surfing winemaker - the effortlessly cool and multiple-award winning Duncan S...