Gad Kaplan's Wine Wisdom

This piece looks at some of what might be considered the top reds in South Africa. But it is really some of my favourites. I have also included wines that were icon wines and are less so today. In doing… Continue reading

Choosing a list of South Africa’s top whites is an arduous task as the range is so big and diverse. It is impossible to pick a list of South Africa’s top white wines in one article. It would take a… Continue reading

Much fuss is made of our Sauvignon Blancs in this country but we often forget that South Africa produces excellent Chardonnay in various regions from Stellenbosch to Elgin to Hermanus. These are my candidates for SA’s top six Chardonnays. Number… Continue reading

In 1986 New Zealand brought out its first iconic sauvignon blanc called Cloudy Bay. In the same year the now deceased Ross Gower produced an iconic sauvignon Blanc at Klein Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa. Sauvignon Blanc has gone… Continue reading

Wine concepts, an up market wine retailer in Cape Town and organizers of a number of important wine local wine events held their annual French Champagne festival at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town. This is a special annual event… Continue reading

According to a past Decanter wine magazine article nine grape varieties account for 90% of the world’s wine production. Considering that apparently 10 000 grape varieties exist that can be made into wine the question arises how did this situation… Continue reading

On the 13th of October Caroline held a top tasting of quality Californian wines at her main wine shop at 62 Strand street Cape Town. This tasting was special for a number of reasons. Firstly, Caroline remains one of the… Continue reading

The Vineyard Hotel in Newlands Cape Town has long been a home away from home for me. Nestled facing Table Mountain it is a hotel that combines the old with the new. It was one of the first hotels built… Continue reading

Racing off to the 2011 Vinimark and Wine Worx trade fair at the flashy One and Only Hotel at the Waterfront the thought crossed my mind that chewing an antacid tablet was perhaps not the best preparation for a tasting.… Continue reading

There seems to be a continuous debate in our wine industry as to how good our wines are. This debate is not doing us as any good as we are simply shooting our selves in the foot. At the same… Continue reading