Wanneer die winter sy rug gedraai en die blommeseisoen sy eerste tree gegee het, is dit weer tyd om die kurke te laat waai tydens die jaarlikse Franschhoek Uncorked-fees wat vanjaar oor die naweek van 15 en 16 September plaasvind. Hierdie is die ideale geleentheid om een van Suid-Afrika se gewildst …
Paul Cluver himself loves to pair gewürztraminer with anything made with coconut cream or a note of chili or ginger. The low alcohol content and floral sweetness of the wine are the perfect antidote to chili burn! Fresh mussels steamed in white wine, then lightly simmered Thai-style in a basil-cocon …
Ondanks al die positiewe gebeure in die plaaslike wynbedryf, ly Suid-Afrika se beeld as wynland steeds onder die persepsie van een wat goedkoop wyn maak, aldus die gesaghebbende Britse wynskrywer en –beoordelaar, Tim Atkin MW. Volgens hom is daar ongelukkig steeds te groot klem op grootmaatwyn, wyn …
Whenever I think of food and wine along the Garden Route, the name Bramon immediately comes to mind. Eversince our first experience of Peter and Caroline Thorpe’s hospitality, delectable food and fine wine about five years ago, we’ve made a point of popping in every time we’re in that neck of the wo …
Mulderbosch buite Stellenbosch het sy heel eerste Cabernet Franc bekend gestel, die Mulderbosch Selected Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2015. Van 2017 af vorm hierdie wyn deel van die landgoed se Single Vineyard-reeks saam met die bekroonde Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc-trio. Die Cabernet Franc het reeds be …
Regardless of how you found your way into wine, you’re here now! Thank goodness. Of course, wine drinking is very much a journey itself, and it’s quite likely that your wine palate will change over time. You’ve probably already experienced a “taste revolution” once in your life. For example, remembe …
Sodra mens daarin geslaag het om sy tongknopende Duitse naam uit te spreek, vind jy dat gewürztraminer eintlik ’n verrassend sagmoedige, hedonistiese wyn is. Gewürztraminer kan vertaal word as “speseryagtige tramin”, maar dis ’n klassieke geval van “lost in translation” aangesien daar niks speseryag …
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw hit the nail dead centre on its head with this piece of wisdom. If you believe him and also André Simon when he writes “Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized” in Co …
Nedbank het sy borgskap van die Kaapse Wynmakersgilde tot 2020 verleng. Die bank is reeds sedert 1995 ’n trotse ondersteuner van die gilde en speel ’n belangrike rol in die gilde se jaarlikse veiling, sowel as in verskeie ontwikkelingprogramme van die Kaapse Wynmakersgilde se Ontwikkelingstrust. …
Life is a journey … and so is wine. When the weather warms up, I know we’ll all be reaching for more white wines. The question, of course, is which whites will those be? Are we all going to be predictable and reach for … Chenin Blanc, … Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay and the occasional oddball, or …
Daar word reeds sedert die eerste eeu na Christus se geboorte druiwe verbou in Boergondië in Frankryk. Dis egter nie net die streek se antieke status wat dit as een van die wêreld se voorste wynstreke onderskei nie. Dis ook die feit dat chardonnay en pinot noir uit Boergondië hul plek van oorsprong, …
The world’s most prestigious sparkling wine competition, The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2018 (CSWWC) is delighted to announce a total of 116 Gold & 128 Silver medals have been awarded in this year’s competition to 18 different countries. France gained the largest haul of …
Gaan op ‘n ontdekkingsreis van skaars en uitsonderlike wyne op die “vertoonkas” van die Nedbank Kaapse Wynmakersgilde wat op Donderdag, 16 Augustus, in Kaapstad en Woensdag, 22 Augustus, in Johannesburg plaasvind. Dié unieke proe-ervaring is oop vir die publiek en gee aan wynentoesiaste die p …
A total of 33 wines rated 90 points or higher on the 100-point quality scale in the fourth annual Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report which has just been released by Winemag.co.za. Over 80 wines were entered this year. The producer of the wine judged best overall was Zorgvliet’s Richelle 2016 which recei …
“Bubbles have consumed my life,” says Pieter Ferreira. It’s not an overstatement. Widely known as Mr Bubbles, Graham Beck’s cellar master has been “on the bubble” for 30 vintages. As chairman of the Cap Classique Association and the driving force behind South Africa’s most famous bottle-ferme …
Wanneer die winter aan die voordeur klop, sê tradisie mos dis tyd vir rooiwyn, maar enige ware wynliefhebber sal gou vertel dat enige tyd die regte tyd vir ’n goeie rooie is. Of jy nou op jou eie ’n sielsverkwikkende rooietjie wil geniet of saam met famile en vriende, De Krans se Basket Press Cabern …
We’re all a little bit different. While some of us believe a caramel latte is a defamation to espresso, others would rather shroud bitter coffee with warm milk. We might as well admit our tastes are different, to each their own or, as the French say, “à chacun son goût.” The flavors you like in othe …
Die kern van die Grande Provence Chardonnay 2017, die jongste bekendstelling deur hierdie bekende wynlandgoed, weerspieël elegansie met hope karakter eie aan Franschhoek. Onder leiding van die wynmaker, Hagen Viljoen, het Grande Provence met hierdie wyn ’n nuwe styl van chardonnay geskep wat …
“On May 5 this year, one of my lifelong dreams bore fruit when the Chevaliers du Tastevin, a vinaceous fraternity that pledges allegiance to Burgundy wines and the enjoyment of same, inducted me as a member,” writes Julian Cullinan. Started in 1934, though elite wine societies have been around since …
Dis weer tyd om die kollig te laat val op die land se beste jongwyne en daarom word wynmakers uit alle dele van die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbedryf uitgenooi om hul voornemende wenwyne van die 2018-oes in te skryf vir die SA Jongwynskou. Inskrywings sluit op 27 Junie by die streekswynskouverenigings en op …
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