Posts tagged wine

Chenin Blanc is the most widely planted grape varietal in South Africa. There are just under 19,000 hectares of the vine rooted, accounting for around …

I have a very love-hate relationship with Sauvignon Blanc. It’s mostly 90% hate- 10% love. I’ve been scarred by warm and pungent New Zealand “plonks” …

Cabernet Franc is a tricky wine. From anecdotal evidence, one either loves it or hates it, having been scarred by bad ones. I am in …

September 24 is Braai Day here in South Africa. Translated simply, a Braai is SA speak for a BBQ and might just be the most important …

Rosé has got an image problem. Many estates don’t produce one. In non wine growing countries, it is associated with the sickly sweet cheapies shipped in …

Last weekend was spent at Groot Constantia. Constantia is the leafy, undulating valley hiding behind Table Mountain’s more famous face. The weather was perfect, the …

The Local Butcher. A dying institution, but one which holds, for me, the romanticism and excitement that other women might find in their Local Burberry. …

My belly and whole is being warmed by a Languedoc Viognier – peach, honeysuckle, perfect body – as I sit down to write a review …

Dear Proprietor of Wine Shop, Northfields Avenue, I have been a frequenter of your business on several occasions over the last month. I count myself …

AGIHK was always fascinated by bubbles. Yes you are thinking champagne, but forget not I am Italian – and we – as usual – invented something …