Hein on Wine
February 4, 2012
18:57
Hands-on Cooking at Liam Tomlin Food
The hands-on cooking classes at Liam Tomlin Food at Leopard’s Leap Vineyards in Franschhoek are great fun and the best way how to learn to cook like a master chef. In the photo above, internationally renowned chef Liam Tomlin (on the far right) helps cooking class guests prepare mouth watering Chinese dishes.
Categories: Wine Blogs from South Africa, Wine Blogs in English
February 3, 2012
06:30
South African Harvest 2012
The harvest season has begun in the winelands of South Africa and I am looking forward to a good harvest with excellent wines emerging from this vintage. A cool and long ripening period was undermined at the end by an extreme heatwave. However, the damage was limited and the analysis of the grape juice is still good. The berries are small with lots of concentration. On average it look like the optimum ripeness will be at lower sugar and alcohol levels. The photos above are of the blessing of the harvest ceremony which takes place each year at the start...
Categories: Wine Blogs from South Africa, Wine Blogs in English
January 30, 2012
22:33
Selling South African Wine in Sweden
I am on my way back home after being part of a South African delegation that presented our wines to sommeliers in Gothenburg, Sweden. I am glad to report that there was a lot of interest in our wines. I spoke about Shiraz in South Africa (the start of my presentation in the photo above) and did a Shiraz tasting.
Categories: Wine Blogs from South Africa, Wine Blogs in English
January 25, 2012
15:00
Visiting Institute Paul Bocuse
My travels in France have also taken me to the Institute Paul Bocuse in Lyon. The institute, which offers courses in culinary arts and hotel management, was named after the world famous chef Paul Bocuse who is the co-president of the institute. The institute, housed in a 19th century château (in photo above) in the midst of a 17 acre park, is very exclusive with a total of 400 students and has a worldwide reputation for excellence. In the photo at the top, I am with Chef du Restaurant Saisons Alain Le Cossec.
Categories: Wine Blogs from South Africa, Wine Blogs in English
09:25
Meeting and Tasting on our Rhone Trip
I am currently in the Rhone region of France discussing ways to strengthen ties between the region and the Franschhoek region of South Africa, where La Motte and Leopard’s Leap are based. Franschhoek is one of the major wine hubs of South Africa established by the French Huguenots in the 17th century. Accompanied by Jenny Prinsloo, who heads up the Franschhoek Wine Valley association, I met with the Deleguee Generale Comite de Pilotage Viti Vinicole Rhone-Alpes Chambre Regionale d'Agriculture Rhone-Alpes about French winemakers, and possibly chefs and sommeliers, traveling to South Africa later this year to participate in Franschhoek’s famous...
Categories: Wine Blogs from South Africa, Wine Blogs in English
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