Category Archives: Wine tasting
If you are still on hols after the new year and looking for a fab outing in the Cape, or even have gone back to work and are looking for something to do this weekend to soften the blow – … Continue reading
Last Saturday we headed 120 km north of Cape Town to the little town of Tulbagh – famous for the 1969 earthquake – to enjoy the first ever House of Krone Summer Elegance event. The Tulbagh valley has quietly but … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks I’ve been lucky enough to taste a selection of fabulous white wines – all of which you should look out for this summer. Regular readers of this blog will know that I find nothing more … Continue reading
Want to try out some new and different wines, but not really sure how to go about it? And with the current belt-tightening economoic situation, most people understandably would prefer ton stay with an old favourite that splash out R … Continue reading
On a morning of particularly bad planning on my part, I found myself faced with the treat of tasting Four Paws wine for the first time, with a rather numb mouth. Making a mental note to NEVER schedule a dental … Continue reading
I am becoming quite a fan of vertical tastings, as they really give you a chance to see how wine ages, and get to grips with the signature style – or not – of a wine label. Vertical tastings take … Continue reading
What a better place to spend a wild and woolly black South-Easter in Cape Town than at the chef’s table at the Mount Nelson Hotel? Whiling away the afternoon matching Chef Ian Mancais’s food with the fabulous wines made by … Continue reading
I am always reminded how lucky Capetonians are when I take a trip out to the Constantia wine route. No more than 20 minutes out of the city centre is a world-class wine region – the oldest in South African … Continue reading
In this day and age of mass-market commercialism, it’s a refreshing change to stroll into Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar on Strand Street in Cape Town, and soak up the atmosphere. As a “purveyor of fine wines since 1979″, Caroline Rillema … Continue reading
If you are in the Cape Town area during November, and fancy a spot of wine tasting, you could do worse than dropping by Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar on Strand Street in the city centre. The schedule for the rest … Continue reading
