What a name for a grape. "GLERA!"Sounds like a swear word spat out in anger by a little old foreign lady who lives in a mountain hut. Yes? NO! Defi...
HEY HEY, IT'S PINOT NOIR DAY!
Image credit - Healthline
Wine is synonymous with many occasions. Celebrations are often a time of gently popping the...
A star lot will be a half bottle (375ml) of Grand Constance 1821 from Groot Constantia, with a reserve price of R100,000 (£5000) – a wine describe...
Just over a year ago our first lockdown hit us. I must be honest, I wasn’t convinced we would actually “LOCK DOWN” … but it’s all been for the best...
It's been a while so to get Wine Trivia Tuesday kicked off again I've decided to focus on the French grape which everything thinks is from Argentin...
They're dry, but you can drink them. I'm often given a look of astonishment during wine tastings with novice wine-lovers when tasting a really dry ...
I'm a big fan of buttery, brioche, mousse, biscuity characters in white wines and Methode Cap Classiques. I can't help but think of warm, freshly b...
What a name for a grape. "GLERA!"Sounds like a swear word spat out in anger by a little old foreign lady who lives in a mountain hut. Yes? NO! Defi...
HEY HEY, IT'S PINOT NOIR DAY! Image credit - Healthline Wine is synonymous with many occasions. Celebrations are often a time of gently popping the...
A star lot will be a half bottle (375ml) of Grand Constance 1821 from Groot Constantia, with a reserve price of R100,000 (£5000) – a wine describe...
Just over a year ago our first lockdown hit us. I must be honest, I wasn’t convinced we would actually “LOCK DOWN” … but it’s all been for the best...
It's been a while so to get Wine Trivia Tuesday kicked off again I've decided to focus on the French grape which everything thinks is from Argentin...
They're dry, but you can drink them. I'm often given a look of astonishment during wine tastings with novice wine-lovers when tasting a really dry ...
"Ooh Jim, what is that dirt in your glass? Is it safe to drink?""I don't know Jenny, but if it is I'll die a happy chap after that bottle of '92 Ka...
Spring has just graced us with its presence and along with this time of year here in South Africa the beginning of a new start to the wine season b...
It's that time of the week again ad with International Rosé Day having taken place yesterday I thought it an apt topic of conversation for today's ...
It's 'Wine Term Tuesday' and to get our first wine term on the books I came across a term I hadn't used in quite some time - "VERAISON". Pronounc...
