Archive for July, 2008
Stellenbosch Wine Festival 2008
This weekend brings us the Annual Stellenbosch Wine Festival to take place at the Paul Roos Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Each year thousands of local and international visitors flock to the event and are treated to a selection of more than 500 wines from over 100 wineries on show.
Included in the weekend long wine festival [...]
Tasting Tips
To the average wine-lover, like myself, the process of tasting wine can look more like an amusing ritual rather than practical necessity. But, in actual fact, there are sound reasons behind every step of the ancient process. And for your benefit I have compiled 3 simple steps below, deciphering the simple science and enhancing your [...]
The Colour of Wine
Wine is quite obviously more than just a colour. But, by the simple analysis of wine colour, can we predict anything about its attributes? Well, not entirely. But there are some rough guidelines that, together with other methods of analysis, may help us to approximate such things as wine quality, age and even alcohol content.
When [...]
My Secret Red Wine Sauce
Psssst… listen up. Here is (or was) my secret red wine recipe. I’ve used it many times over and ‘tweaked’ it over the years. It can be combined with whatever you desire but goes best with Ostrich fillet medallions. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
My Spicy Mushroom Red Wine Sauce:
250ml [...]
Put a Cork in it!
The debate regarding screw caps versus the traditional cork is not a new one. In fact, it annoys me how people seem to think the matter is absolute and that there must be a single correct answer. It depends on so many different factors that one cannot possibly do away with the one and only [...]
Welcome to My Wine Cellar!
Hello and welcome Everybody to a place that is as much your home as it is mine. This blog is intended to be a friendly community for wine fanatics rather than an arena for another self-professed ‘expert’ to spew out wine jargon and personal opinions. Although, I must warn you in advance, my sheer passion for [...]
