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Two wines I shall go out and buy: the red and white LAMs by Swartland start Lammershoek, who since the 2010 vintage have been on fire. These were tasted today at the Richards Walford tasting. Retail price on both is £11, which makes them real bargains. And I love the labels. LAM by Lammershoek Chenin Blanc/Viognier [...]
Lunch at La Trompette today, the Nigel Platts-Martin restaurant out in the wilds of Chiswick, west London. It was very good indeed. Starter: smoked haddock and creamed leeks with grain mustard, poached egg and toasted crumbs. It was brilliant, with strong but balanced flavours. To match? Adi Badenhorst’s Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2010 Swartland, South Africa, at [...] Dudley Wilson, winemaker at Stellar Organics in South Africa, seems to have got the hang of making wine without adding any sulfur dioxide. His Cabernet Sauvignon has been listed by Sainsbury’s in the UK for a few years now and is delicious – an inexpensive (£5) wine that holds up in bottle fine for a [...] Was really impressed with this Sauvignon, which is made by the talented Duncan Savage at Cape Point. Think I shall try to buy a dozen as house white for Christmas. Stonehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Western Cape, South Africa A short, rough and ready film of the 2011 Swartland Revolution:
One of the treasures of the western Cape is Cape Point. An absolute must visit if you are in South Africa. We had a great day there. Rianie Strydom OK, it’s a holiday, but I’m in wine country, and so it’s a chance to add in the odd low key visit. I agreed to lunch at Haskell Vineyards’ Long Table restaurant, with Keith and Rita Prothero. Numbers swelled somewhat, and it became a major event,with PR Nicolette Waterford, Richard Kershaw MW, winemaker Rianie [...] So, after the rigours and immense celebrations of the Revolution, some down time. I arrived at St James in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon. I’m staying at Rodwell House, the luxury hotel owned by Robin von Holdt of the Top 100 Wines competition. We had a relaxing dinner together in his apartment, after sharing some wine by [...] Me trying to be a revolutionary! What can be said about the Swartland revolution? One of the planet’s most remarkable wine events has come and gone. It was an incredible experience, and I was so thrilled to be part of it. Olivier Clape Everything about it just worked. The scale – around 280 people – was perfect. [...] Callie Louw The Swartland revolution is soon to kick off. Before then, I have about 20 minutes to blog on some of the fun I’ve been having in the last day or so. Last night I went to dinner at Callie Louw’s place on Porseleinberg (Porcelain Mountain), along with a whole bunch of winemakers, and the [...] |
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