I’m Coming Home!
That’s right, I’m coming home. Well, only for a while… but 3 weeks is enough to quench my thirst for South African wine. Or is it? While in South Africa I’ll be staying part of the time at the White House, a peaceful refuge on the West Coast only one hour’s drive north of Cape [...]
Stockholm Wine Tasting
On Friday 28th January 2011, in collaboration with the South African Society in Sweden, Just Africa and Roland Lundall of the South African Wine Report, an intimate wine tasting was held in Stockhom. Roland lead us through 4 South African wines: Foot of Africa Chenin Blanc 2010, Waterford Estate Chardonnay 2008, Anura Pinotage/Syrah 2009 and [...]
Midsummer Madness
Sweden’s infamous ‘Midsummer’ season is upon us. It might be the middle of winter down in South Africa, but up here in the Nordics it’s time to take some time off and relax in the warm summer sun. The midsummer weekend is particularly popular, and the trip to my local Systembolaget after work was near [...]
Sweden Big on Bag-in-Box
Over the years South Africa as a supplier of wine to Sweden has grown tremendously, and in recent times has become Sweden’s leading supplier. You might be surprised to know that 60% of all wine sold in Sweden is sold in Bag-in-Box (BiB) and other non-bottle format containers. This is part of the [...]
South Africa Over-takes the French!
According to the latest sales figures, South African wine imports in the UK market have overtaken that of French wine imports. SA wine imports in the UK have seen a 20% increase compared to 2009 figures, resulting in a total import volume of 12.27 million cases. The French, however, have suffered a loss of 12%, [...]
My NEW Online Wine Store!
I am proud to present to you My Wine Cellar’s new Online Wine Store! As before, with eWine you can purchase all your favourite South African wines with just a click of a button. In this way you can have South African wine delivered right to your door, to almost any location worldwide!
So what [...]
The Man Behind Nederburg
Razvan Macici, Cellar Master at Nederburg, comments on South African wine and South African culture. Razvan was appointed Cellar Master at Nederburg in January 2001, and has been involved in South African wine making since 1994.
See below for a recent interview with the man behind Nederburg…
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
Gary Vaynerchuk Crits SA Wine
I dug up this old 2006 Wine Library TV episode where the emphatic Gary Vaynerchuk has some positive words to say about South African wine and its future.
In this episode he tastes Warwick Estate 2001 Estate Reserve, Warwick Estate Three Cape Ladies Red 2002, Rudera Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 and Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. I thought [...]
Happy New Year from My Wine Cellar!
So which bottle of bubbly will see you into the New Year? Whichever it may be, My Wine Cellar would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!
Join me in the cool depths of My Wine Cellar for yet another year of fine South African wine!
Cheers!
Brandon Marc
Introductory Wine Course
The Cape Wine Academy offers you the opportunity to learn more about South African wine with a course entitled ‘Introduction to South African Wine’ to be held in Durbanville, South Africa.
The course will run over four weeks covering topics such as The History of Wine in South Africa, Viticulture and Winemaking. An application fee of [...]
