Last night we had dinner in the home of Duncan Savage, from Cape Point. Duncan’s wife Zani very kindly cooked for 12 of us, which was very public spirited, and…
Some nice South African wines
So as well as judging (which is totally blind – we don’t even know the identity of the wines that have entered the competition), we’re managing to try some wine…
Tasting teeth after another day’s judging
Today has been hard work, but thoroughly enjoyable. Best of all, we are finding plenty of wines that we can stand behind as South Africa’s top 100. I have tasting…
A good day’s tasting
Today has been a very interesting day of tasting. It was the first day of judging the new South African Top 100 competition, held here in St James, Cape Town….
Glad to be back in South Africa
It’s nice to be back in South Africa. I arrived mid-morning along with Greg Sherwood and Sam Harrop. Together with Tim Atkin, who got here a little earlier, we are…
Seven Springs: an interesting new South African Sauvignon
Seven Springs is a new South African producer, located just outside the current boundaries of the Hemel en Aarde region near Hermanus. This is their debut wine, one of just…
Vinification Integrale
Just written up a visit to Anthonij Rupert, a South African producer with one of the most remarkable wineries you’ll ever see. For their top reds, they use a system…
One of South Africa’s top Sauvignons
South Africa is doing some great things with Sauvignon Blanc these days. Here’s a superb example from De Grendel, in the Durbanville region, near Cape Town. De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc…
Some Chenin!
I’m trying hard to get my head around Chenin Blanc, but it’s a difficult grape to understand. What does Chenin taste like? Very hard to answer. Here are three good…