How a fight against SA’s wine bureaucracy led to wines fit for a queen

The Books Page | 08.02.2026 10:05
Review: Vivien Horler Red Tape: The untold story of a visionary South African’s battle against bureaucracy, and the birth of a world-renowned wine region, by Brigid Hamilton Russell (Quickfox) An international trade treaty with the unlikely name of the Crayfish Agreement was at the heart of legendary wine man Tim Hamilton Russell’s victory over bureaucracy. […]