The South African Vanguard: A Few Tasting Notes. It’s been 11 years since I first visited South Africa. And after writing that sentence, I went back to find the post I wrote capturing my impressions of the country’s wines. If you’re curious you can read it here. In the intervening decade, I’ve followed the trajectory of the industry as best I can, through trade tastings, samples and reading, but the combination of these are a poor substitute for spending weeks in the country making winery visits and tasting. Nonetheless, it’s extraordinarily clear that South African wine has done nothing but improved since I was there in 2008, shortly…