Ex Animo Wine Co.
Episodes
Wine SONA 2025 | The state of the wine industry in South Africa
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Johan Reyneke of Reyneke Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Franco ‘Poenie’ Lourens of Lourens Family Wines talks with David Clarke | South Africa
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Chris Alheit of Alheit Vineyards talks with David Clarke | Chenin Blanc | South Africa
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Ann & Pieter Ferreira | Winemaker interview | Cap Classique of South Africa
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Harvest Report 2024 | South Africa | Winemaker interviews
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this episo...
Wine Sona 2024 | The state of wine in South Africa | Annual Discussion
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with winemakers and great minds from the world of wine. In this epis...
Pinot Noir winemakers talk with David Clarke | Hemel-en-Aarde Valley | South Africa
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*A video version of this interview is available on YouTube* Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with wine...
Craig Hawkins of TESTALONGA Wine talks with David Clarke | Swartland | South Africa
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*A video version of this interview is available on YouTube* Welcome to the Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast: a series of interviews and discussions with wine...
Harvest 2023 Update
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tickets to Wine SONA 2023: https://www.exanimo.co.za/product/wine-sona-2023-with-christian-eedes-one-ticket/ Today on the podcast we have updates fro...
Hogan Cabernet Franc and Divergent with Jocelyn Wilson
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jocelyn presenting her Cabernet Franc and Divergent wines at a lunch in Banghoek Valley, Stellenbosch in January 2023. Vintage 2021s available soon a...
South African Harvest 2022 Update
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A quick update on the 2022 harvest in South Africa from 11 winemakers. John Seccombe, Thorne & Daughters Mick Craven, Craven Jocelyn Wilson, Hogan Ni...
SONA Wine 2022 - Christian Eedes, winemag.co.za
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Christian Eedes of winemag.co.za – a wine website that was born out of a magazine published in South Africa from 1993 t...
Jocelyn Wilson of HOGAN WINES
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Jocelyn Wilson winemaker and owner of Hogan Wines, based in the Banhoek area of Stellenbosch. I chatted to Jos a couple ...
James Downes, Shannon Vineyards
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have James Downes, farmer, viticulturist and part owner with his brother Stuart, of Dunman Way Farm, home of Shannon Vineyards...
Peter-Allan Finlayson, Crystallum & Gabriëlskloof
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Peter-Allan Finlayson, winemaker and co-owner of the very successful Crystallum label, and now winemaker of his father-in...
David Clarke from Ex Animo Wine Co. via The Vincast
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast, we have a bit of a change – instead of me talking to a guest, this time I was in the guest’s seat of The Vincast podcast bas...
Duncan Savage, Savage Wines
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Duncan Savage – owner and winemaker of Savage Wines. He made his name through the first decade or so of the 2000s as th...
Johan Malan - Simonsig
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Johan Malan, Director of Wine at the historic Simonsig Estate in Stellenbosch. As you will hear in this episode, Johan is...
Kurt Moore, CEO SALBA
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Kurt Moore, CEO of SALBA – the South African Liquor Brand owners Association. According to their website, their sole ob...
Higgo Jacobs
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Higgo Jacobs. Higgo has been a key figure in the South African wine industry for a decade. A certified sommelier, he was ...
Prohibition 2.0
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A (very) quick update with regards to South Africa entering into prohibition 2.0. More soon...
50 Years of South African Wine with Michael Fridjhon
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Michael Fridjhon. With his wine career now entering its sixth decade, Michael is one of the true doyens of the South Af...
Andrés Rosberg, President Association de la Sommelliere Internationale
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Andrés Rosberg, President of the Association Sommelliere Internationale (ASI). The ASI runs many activities, the most no...
Maho Tamai, Société Raffiné
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Maho Tamai of Société Raffiné, a Japanese-based wine importer, specialising in South Africa. Maho is based in Cape To...
Cathy van Zyl MW
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Master of Wine, Cathy van Zyl. Cathy is the Associate Editor Platter’s Wine Guide, the most comprehensive wine guide o...
Marc Kent, Boekenhoutskloof
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Marc Kent, the Managing Partner and Technical Director of Boekenhoutskloof in Franschhoek. Boekenhoutskloof is one of t...
Dom Nocerino, Vinifera Imports
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Dom Nocerino of Vinifera Imports, based in New York. A bit of a change of pace for the podcast today. Dom isn't profess...
Richard Kelley MW, Dreyfus Ashby
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Richard Kelley MW. Richard currently runs Dreyfus Ashby, an importer based in the UK specialising in South Africa and reg...
Eben Sadie, Sadie Family Wines
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Eben Sadie of Sadie Family Wines, based in the Swartland. It is difficult to overstate how important Eben is to the moder...
Callie Louw, Porseleinberg
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Callie Louw of Porseleinberg in the Swartland, a property owned by Boekenhoutskloof. I first met Callie in 2008 when he...
South African Wine in the US with Cat Miles, The Sorting Table
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Catherine Miles of The Sorting Table, a wine importer based in New York. Previous to starting with The Sorting Table, Cat...
South African Wine in Melbourne with EVAN MILNE, #Stockonhand Wines
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have an old friend of mine, Evan Milne of Stockonhand wines, based in Torquay, on the surf coast south-west of Melbourne in Vi...
Wine in Johannesburg with Corlien Morris, WINE MENU
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Corlien Morris, owner and operator of Wine Menu, a boutique wine retailer in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city....
Alsace and Africa with JULIEN SCHAAL
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Julien Schaal, winemaker and owner of Julien Schaal wines. He is based in Alsace and exclusively works with Grand Cru R...
Chasing ancestors on the Helderberg with Bernhard Bredell, SCIONS OF SINAI
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Bernhard Bredell, winemaker and owner of Scions of Sinai – he made the first wines from the 2016 vintage and is based i...
John Seccombe, Thorne and Daughters
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
***NB*** We are in the middle of a government enforced lockdown here in South Africa where the sale and movement of wine is, at least for now, forbidd...
South African wine in UK fine dining with Nicolas Clerc MS, Armit Wines
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we have Master Sommelier Nicolas Clerc. Nico is originally from the Savoie area of France (in the French Alps, north of Marseille...
Talking South African Wine and Old Vineyards with TEGAN PASSALACQUA, Turley & Sandlands
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
***NB*** We are in the middle of a government enforced lockdown here in South Africa where the sale and movement of wine is, at least for now, forbidd...
The 2019 Vintages of Van Loggerenberg Wines with LUKAS VAN LOGGERENBERG
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
***NB*** We are in the middle of a government enforced lockdown here in South Africa where the sale and movement of wine is, at least for now, forbidd...
Genesis of Genevieve MCC with Melissa Nelsen
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Genesis of Genevieve with MELISSA NELSEN. We are in the middle of a government enforced lockdown here in South Africa where the sale and movement of ...
Vines, vermouth, parrots, rooibos, agave and Abruzzo with ADI BADENHORST
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
***A quick note on the quality of the audio, we are in lockdown at the moment in South Africa and we are relying on the internet to record these podca...
The Past, Present and Future of Chris Williams - The Foundry
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the middle of a government enforced lockdown here in South Africa where the sale and movement of wine is, at least for now, forbidden. So to...
The Philosophy and Wine Styles of Jurgen Gouws - INTELLEGO WINES
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A zoom chat with Jurgen Gouws of Intellego Wines. Specialising in Swartland Chenin Blanc and Syrah (although Cinsaut, Mourvedre and Viognier are also...
South African Wine Exports During LOCKDOWN - Maryna Calow WOSA
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A quick catch up with Maryna Calow, Communications Manager at Wines of South Africa (WOSA), "a not-for-profit industry organisation which promotes the...
Niels Verburg - Luddite Wines
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A chat over Zoom with Niels Verburg about how Luddite Wines got started, his famous Shiraz (and why he doesn't call it Syrah!), his love of Australian...
Running a restaurant during COVID19 crisis - Giles Edwards of La Tete Restaurant
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A quick chat with Chef and co-owner of La Tete restaurant here in Cape Town about life running a restaurant in the weeks leading up to the nation-wide...
Making wine under covid19 lockdown with Craig Wessels (Restless River)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A quick zoom call with Craig Wessels of Restless River to find out more about how he is harvesting and making wine under a nation-wide covid19 lockdow...
Craven Wines Vintage 2019 with Mick Craven
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we have Mick Craven on the podcast. Mick, originally from Australia, and his South African wife Jeanine make Craven Wines – a négocian...
Where are we? and How did we get here? A SONA of wine with Christian Eedes
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A chat with winemag.co.za editor and leading wine commentator in South Africa, Christian Eedes. Christian takes us through a (very) brief modern hist...
On farming grapes in the Swartland, Franziska Wickens of Waterval Farm
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On farming grapes in the Swartland, Franziska Wickens of Waterval Farm by Ex Animo Wine Co.
On Organic Viticulture in South Africa with Tyrrel Myburgh of Joostenberg
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded 19 July 2019 A really interesting chat with Tyrrel Myburgh of Joostenberg Wines in Paarl WO, South Africa. He is the 5th generation Myburgh ...
Allan Mullins, Woolworths
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded 19th June 2019. A really interesting chat with Allan Mullins, who is celebrating 30 years with Woolworths next year. Allan is definitely one ...
Becoming a Sommelier in South Africa - A Quick Chat with Wikus Human of Marble and Saint Restaurants
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A very quick chat with Wikus Human, sommelier of Marble and Saint Restaurants in Johannesburg, South Africa.
On the Swartland Revolution with Chris and Andrea Mullineux
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded 1st June 2019, Infanta, Western Cape, South Africa A chat with Chris and Andrea Mullineux (of Mullineux Wines) about the Swartland Revolutio...
Ex Animo Wine Co Podcast - Gosia Zielińska, The Pot Luck Club
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I chat to Gosia Zielińska, manager and sommelier at The Pot Luck Club, Cape Town.
Craig Hawkins TESTALONGA
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded 21st March 2019 Craig Hawkins, owner with wife Carla and winemaker TESTALONGA – leading proponent of natural wine in SA. Craig as he and...
Rosa Kruger, Viticulturist
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a conversation with South African viticulturist, Rosa Kruger. Tannie Rosa, as I call her, is a force to be reckoned with. An ex-lawyer...
Roland Peens WINE CELLAR, Cape Town
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A recent conversation with Roland Peens of Wine Cellar, one of the best wine retailers in South Africa. We covered a lot of ground about how he got in...
Suzaan and Chris Alheit from ALHEIT VINEYARDS
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on 22nd November 2018 in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.
Why Johan Meyer is using the category "Alternative Wine" for his new Mother Rock wines
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on 22 January 2019 at Wine Cellar, Cape Town, at the pre-release tasting for the trade.
Tom Lubbe Part 3 - Final
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
3rd and final part of my chat with Tom Lubbe of Matassa on the morning of his presentation at the Swartland Heritage Festival in Paternoster on 02.Nov...
Tom Lubbe 2
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 3 of my chat with Tom Lubbe of Matassa on the morning of his presentation at the Swartland Heritage Festival in Paternoster on 02.Nov.2018.....
Tom Lubbe 1
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of my chat with Tom Lubbe of Matassa on the morning of his presentation at the Swartland Heritage Festival in Paternoster on 02.Nov.2018.. I wa...
Taras Ochota [Ochota Barrels] - Swartland Heritage Festival 2018
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Audio from the presentation by Taras Ochota on Saturday 5th November 2018 at the Swartland Heritage Festival in Paternoster moderated by Ex Animo's Da...
Craig talks about the beginnings of Restless River
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Craig and Anne Wessels produce top-class Chardonnay and Cabernet wines from their small farm in the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley in South Africa. Reco...
Craig Wessels on Cabernet 2015
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Craig Wessels, winemaker and co-owner of Restless River Wines talk about the new Restless River Main Road & Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 ...