Finally, Le Bonheur in Stellenbosch. With all the new trendy wineries on the scene in SA we don’t seem to hear much about Le Bonheur these days. But they made great Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1980’s. An edition of the… Continue reading
FOUR SWEET WINES WITH ARMIN
At the moment I have the problem that many of the dry whites in my cellar are coming out oxidised. I am not sure why. But my sweet wines are fine. Armin is my fishing friend. He is in the… Continue reading
| Written by October 20, 2020 | Leave a comment |
BIG GEORGE AND THOSE BIG RED WINES!
My late friend George Shuttleworth was quite a character. He died recently at the age of 96. It was genetic. He had five brothers and they all lived into their 90’s. George was really big and tall and strong. Even… Continue reading
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Plasier de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon and how it changed SA red wine
Plasier de Merle, flagship farm for Distell and supplier of top grapes to Nederberg in the Paarl/ Simonsberg region really changed the style of South African Cabernet Sauvignon with their 1994 vintage. Although John Platter lists them as being established… Continue reading
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KLEIN CONSTANTIA
Klein Constantia is a ten minutes drive from my house. It is part of the Constantia Wine Route. I love the drive to Klein Constantia, through the greenery, tall trees, winding roads and beautiful terraced vineyard slopes. Klein Constantia has… Continue reading
| Written by October 13, 2020 | Leave a comment |
HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS
I first met Anthony Hamilton Russell, the owner of Hamilton Russell vineyards in I think 1995. It was the year as I have already discussed that I rediscovered wine through Jascha. Cape Gate, our family business was having some sort… Continue reading
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SOME FINE SA WINES TASTED PLUS TWO OUSTANDING AUSTRALIAN WINES
Tasting wines with close friends can be great fun and very informative, especially when they bring along the odd gem. Drinking wine at the Hussar Grill, a great local Cape Town steak house, a friend and I enjoyed two superb… Continue reading
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SOME SUPERB AND VARIED WINES IMPORTED BY RECIPROCAL INCLUDING A BOTTLE OF CHATEAU D’ YQUEM!
Like much wine producing country’s SA wine drinkers generally do not drink enough foreign wines. We tend to think our wines are good enough and few consumers are interested in foreign wines. This is rather sad as firstly, we are… Continue reading
| Written by October 29, 2014 |
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WINE CONCEPTS SEDUCTIVE SAUVIGNON FESTIVAL- EVEN BETTER THAN LAST YEAR!
Wine Concepts, the quality wine retailers in Cape Town, held their annual Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon festival at the Vineyard Hotel on the 26th of September. Last year there were some excellent Sauvignon Blanc’s with the key notes being… Continue reading
| Written by October 17, 2014 | Leave a comment |
NITIDA MAINTAINS ITS MOMENTUM WITH ITS CORONATA INTEGRATION 2013 – GREAT WITH OYSTERS!
Think SA wines today and you think Sauvignon Blanc. SA has in my mind equalled New Zealand in the quality of our Sauvignon Blanc. In fact, I think that we sometimes even surpass them in terms of the fact that,… Continue reading
| Written by October 7, 2014 | Leave a comment |
