John Platter came to South Africa as a foreign correspondent, bureau chief for UPI, in the late 1970s. He is still here. The Rand Daily Mail wine column he began after leaving fulltime journalism to farm in Franschhoek expanded into an annual wine guide which he and his wife Erica wrote and selfpublished. It was an instant success. Sold by the Platters after 20 years, it remains a best-seller. Their travel-wine-adventure story Africa uncorked won numerous international laurels including the UK's most prestigious Glenfiddich award. My kind of wine is John Platter's first book since. He is currently busy on another, featuring the role wine has played in his adventures as a cattle dealer, polo player, war correspondent and much more. Editor Erica Platter and photographer-designer Clinton Friedman are partners in PawPaw Publishing, which has published this book. It is their fourth collaboration. Their first books, the East coast tables series, won World Gourmand South Africa awards. Their third book, Durban curry, So much of flavour, was World Gourmand's South African book of the year and came second to the World Food book of the year.