Students are seldom censured for pouring plonk down their throats but, as we get older, imbibing inexpensive, mass-produced wine becomes socially stigmatising. Paarl Perlé is the sort of stuff ...

I noticed that a two-litre jug of Paarl Perlé could be mine for a remarkably reasonable price. Seldom has R66 been so well spent. Students are seldom censured for pouring plonk down their throats ...