A Gen-Z wine cheatsheet: Top-rated South African winter wines that can't be ignored
Standing in line to vote on Wednesday a lovely girl from the NEXT generation, Z, stood ahead of me. She was playing video games on her phone. When we eventually started chatting, she was confident and knowledgeable, though upon learning what I do, she informed me without much fanfare that she doesn't really drink. De-alcoholised wine, perhaps, or vodka and soda, vodka and lime, a seltzer, but mostly non-alcoholic.
Though she did have a vape glued to her hand - sorry Gen Z, I had to get a stab in somewhere. Apparently, ordering a glass of wine in a bar is also considered uncool. GREAT. *Though she finally capitulated that she liked the culture around wine and wanted the OPTION to enjoy a good glass of wine if she wanted to… you know, when the fancy eventually overcame her.
While a low- and no-alcohol alternative is a prerequisite to assuage Gen Z's apparent disdain for wine, I kept returning to the fact that with all this incredible wine around, there had to be SOMETHING that would eventually pique her interest. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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