Guess the Wine Farm – No. 5
Finally, it’s what you’ve all been waiting for, the next edition of Guess the Wine Farm! This Stellenbosch wine estate dates back to 1705, where grapes were first produced by Dutch settlers. Oh, and they produce one of my favorite Gewürztraminer’s.
So, can you guess the wine farm pictured below?
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
Harvest Time!
It’s that time of year in the Cape Winelands when ripened grapes are harvested, the beginning of wine making process. In this video clip below, Chris Bryant of Fairview Wine Estate introduces us to one of their premier Viognier blocks currently being harvested.
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
The Laymans Guide to Wine Making
Here’s my guide to the complex process of wine making. To keep it simple I’ve summarized each step into as few words as possible…
Step 1: Harvesting
Grapes are harvested at precisely the right moment. The stems are removed from the grapes by the mechanical process of destemming.
Step 2: Crushing
The berries are gently squeezed breaking the skins [...]
The Origin of Wine
Ever wondered where wine comes from? Grapes of course J But seriously, where did wine first ‘begin’? Well, let me first say that it wasn’t in France… in fact neither was it anywhere in Europe!
‘I guess you could say wine production has come a long way since 6000BC.’
Archaeological evidence has suggested that wine, made by [...]
