Archive for August, 2008
Gôut de Terroir
Or Terroir for short The term that tries to describe the properties of a vineyard with regard to it’s soil conditions and the attributes imparted on the resulting wine. Since I see this word thrown around with reckless abandon, sometimes correctly and more often not, I thought it a good idea to clarify its [...]
The Myth Behind Pinot Grigio
I was once told that of all wine the Pinot Grigio variety specifically was most ‘preferred’ by women. I will not delve into the specifics regarding my friends rather crude explanation as to why every self respecting single male should have a bottle of ‘The Grigio’ in his fridge, but I would like to know [...]
My Online Wine Store!
My Wine Cellar is proud to announce the launch of our Online Wine Store! Here you can purchase all your favourite South African wines with the click of a button. Our affiliation with Wineweb allows you, the online customer, to have South African wines delivered to your door in almost any location across the globe! [...]
Wine: Healthy Habit or Deadly Dose?
The information available on wine and its role in human health is vast as it is ambiguous. Depending on what decade the data is sourced, one will discover that the conclusions declared differ somewhat.
For example, if one where to consider the American prohibition of the 1970’s, any medical texts concerning alcohol (wine included) were suppressed, [...]
Red, Red Wine
Red, red wine
Go to my head
Make me forget that I
Still need her so…
Familiar lyrics to most, and perhaps even more familiar to those of you who have overindulged in the alluring liquor. Surely this includes most, if not all of us If it’s not already clear, I’m talking about hangovers. But why [...]
Meet Brett…
I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce you to an all too familiar member of the international wine industry, Brettanomyces… or just Brett for short. For those of you who are unaware of Brett’s specific role in the wine industry, let me explain…
Brett is a yeast able to grow quite comfortably in wine, converting [...]
Wine 101
What exactly IS wine? Ok, I know what you’re thinking… lame! But I think you’d be surprised as to how many people couldn’t accurately answer this question. And since people are often too proud to admit this fact, I thought I’d take the liberty to explain…
Wine is simply fermented grape juice. Ok, but then [...]
Times are Changing…
I think I was about 18 years of age when I fell in love… with wine of course. At the time it was a little unusual that, while in the company of my beer guzzling friends, I instead decided to enjoy a soft Merlot… albeit from a box.
“The commercialization of the wine industry [...]
Going Sideways
You owe it to yourself as a self professed wine enthusiast and welcome visitor of My Wine Cellar to see Sideways. The movie, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, takes you on a rather comical trip through California’s Napa Valley, where the twosome engage in numerous wine tastings… amongst [...]
