My Wine Recommendations
Think Wine this Mothers Day
Chocolates? No thanks. Bath salts? Boring. It shouldn’t be overlooked that sometimes a thoughtful bottle of wine is everything a mother could wish for on Mothers Day.
So be original this Mothers Day, surprise her with a bottle of the good stuff. Simply visit the My Wine Cellar online wine store, select your wine and have [...]
One Day in Darling
It was 40°C in the shade that day as we drove away from South Africa’s west coast, inland deep into the Swartland wine district. Besides my obvious thirst, I was eager with anticipation for a wine tasting that would no doubt ensue.
Our destination was Cloof, a wine estate offering not only decent wines, but good [...]
Tastes Like Home!
The first locally produced single-grain Whisky has been produced in South Africa. Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky, made exclusively from local grain, was produced by master distiller Andy Watts at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington.
According to Watts, the Whisky offers ‘toffee, vanilla and floral aromas, with spicy flavours softened by sweet undertones’. Bain’s was subjected [...]
The Champagne that did it…
It was one of those moments when it all just made sense, and I finally understood Champagne… or at least Cap du Classique
‘Perhaps the only thing I’ve ever acquired from Champagne is a hangover.’
I’ve never been a big Champagne drinker, a glass here and there at a cocktail party perhaps, but nothing more. [...]
Sauvignon Blanc in the Summer
By now most of my subscribers already know that I’m more of a red wine drinker… but that’s slowly changing as I start to gain a broader appreciation of wine. If I can recall correctly it all started with a simple Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer and progressed to a Jordan Chenin Blanc.
But what of Sauvignon Blanc you [...]
