Wine Blogs from South Africa
September 3, 2010
What a Week That Was! Of Celebrity Chefs, Winemakers & Sommeliers
Celebrity winemakers are diversifying - collaborating on wines with celebrity chefs, designing restaurant wine-lists and making signature house wines for top restaurants.
Source: Wine.co.za
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Maturing over time
"Lunch at the very first Nederburg Auction was a simple affair. Boerewors rolls eaten at trestle tables on the lawn was as elegant as it got", remembers the visionary Michael 'Spatz' Sperling of Delheim, one of the five original producers to participate at the inaugural event on 15th March 1975.
Source: Wine.co.za
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Why the November Election Matters to the Wine Industry
The upcoming November 2nd election is among the most important for the American wine industry in a very long time. Two issues should be watched closely by the wine, beer and spirits industry: 1) the outcome of the race for control of the House of Representatives and 2) the outcome of Initiative 1100 in Washington State.
Source: Wine.co.za
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English wine beats champagne to win Decanter trophy
Ridgeview, Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs, 2006, made from grapes grown in Sussex, picked up the Decanter international trophy for sparkling wine over £10 last night.
Source: Wine.co.za
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Zelma Long, Vilafonté Winemaking Partner Nominated for Winemaker of The Year Award
The Vilafonté winemaking team is proud to announce that co-founder and winemaking partner Zelma Long has been nominated by Wine Enthusiast magazine for their prestigious WINE STAR 'Winemaker of the Year' award.
Source: Wine.co.za
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HA! Man at Haute Cabrière
Have you heard of the HA! Man? a.k.a. François le Roux, this musical sensation has enchanted and astonished audiences the world over with his cello, original electronic accompaniments, keyboard, voice and dances.
Source: Wine.co.za
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The SA Wine Industry Cellar Worker of the Year Programme 2010
Adam Alexander of Rupert & Rothschild, Franschhoek, was announced the winner of the SA Wine Industry Cellar Worker of the Year Programme, at a special function held at Delvera on August 27.
Source: Wine.co.za
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Doolhof Wine Estate Launches Competition and a Brand New Release
Win a Weekend For Four at Doolhof Wine Estate, Wellington
Source: Wine.co.za
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September 2, 2010
Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant opens its doors
An exciting experience is awaiting food lovers with the opening of a new restaurant on La Motte Wine Estate in the Franschhoek Valley. From Saturday, 4th September the doors of the Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant will welcome visitors to a unique presentation known as Cape Winelands Cuisine. The name of the restaurant was inspired [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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The Classical and Simply Irresistible B52
It’s Thursday, it’s home time and the weekend is around the corner. Get that party started with a few B52 shooters. It’s classical, truly irresistible and extremely easy to make. The how to: Layer a shot glass with Kahlúa at the bottom, Baileys or Cape Velvet in the middle and Grand Marnier on the top [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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Does beer cause a beer belly?
No. A “beer belly” is caused by eating too much food. No beer or other alcohol beverage is necessary.
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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Spar toasts bumper wine sales
Spar has highlighted wine as one of its top performing product areas in its latest set of results. The redeveloped wine portfolio, masterminded by former wine trading controller Laura Jewell MW, achieved a 3.5% sales increase in the most recent quarter of 2010. Spar said this was “spurred by a 151% rise in sales of [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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Riesling Reversal
Buitenverwachting cellarmaster Hermann Kirschbaum “is sulking” says owner Lars Maack. Which sounds like the title of an avant garde play Emile Joubert might write for Maynardville. “I’ve told him we must release the 2010 whites and I grubbed up the Riesling two months ago. It’s now a pile of braai wood.” [...] Related posts:Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Source: Pendock Uncorked
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From Creation, always something new
Creation Wines launch their new Whale Pod Wine, to coincide with 2010 Hermanus Whale Festival: 24 – 28 September. Since its exciting beginnings in 2002, Creation Wines, that exclusive little enclave on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge near Hermanus, has never ceased to impress wine lovers with its spirit of innovation. The trendsetting winery has been the [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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South Africa teach New Zealand a thing or two about pruning
Sauvignon blanc grape growers in Marlborough might be pruning their vines the wrong way, South African vine physiologist Dr Kobus Hunter suggested at the Romeo Bragato wine industry conference in Blenheim last week. Most sauvignon blanc vines were generally pruned to four canes layered on two levels of wire, but this was “a high-risk operation” [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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Tasting Ernst Gouws&Co Chenin Blanc
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Source: Wine Goggle
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Unusual variety tasting review
A few weeks back we asked for some volunteers to try our tasting of grape varietals that are lesser known. We like to try new things at Fairview and therefore are able to offer a flight of wines that many may not have tried before. Below is the first review of the tasting, written by [...]
Source: Fairview Blog
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Stormy Morning at Seidelberg
We were invited by Great Wine Capitals of the World (Cape Town) with some fellow bloggers to participate in evaluating some of the Wine Estates in line for the Best of Wine Tourism Awards. This is the first of five articles documenting our experiences of the day. These estates enter in different categories that we [...]
Source: WineTimes.co.za
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Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
This weekend brings wine and food fans to Sonoma for the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend running September 3-5, 2010. The centerpiece of the weekend is the famous Sonoma Valley Wine Auction on September 5 at Cline Cellars which features a variety of tempting auction lots. Some of this year's lots include the Francis Ford Coppola [...]
Source: Serious About Wine
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