Swedish Wine Culture
Unfortunately, there’s not much of a ‘wine culture’ up here in Scandinavia. I’m continually frustrated when I search for wine tastings in Stockholm. Sure, one might find one or two during a month, but these tastings are generally dominated by over-priced French classics, and mostly attended by seniors.
‘It is in this market sector where the [...]
An Italian Twist
I like to think of My Wine Cellar as a journey. A journey with wine enthusiasts, together discovering what the world of wine has to offer. Even though My Wine Cellar focuses on the South African wine industry, from time to time one must digress in order to gain valuable perspective.
Today we take an Italian [...]
US Wine Market Presents Ripe Pickings!
To anyone involved in South Africa’s wine industry, it’s no mystery that the US presents a large untapped market of wine consumers. In these times of financial uncertainty, market share has become increasingly important. Everyone wants a piece of the proverbial pie… well, what’s left of it!
This is precisely why the US holds immense potential [...]
The Importance of Wine Blogging
I think as someone who blogs about wine, and particularly the South African wine industry, I feel a certain sense of responsibility towards the wine community as a whole. I believe we, as proud flag bearers of the SA wine industry, have an obligation to support the industry.
I’m certainly not trying to sell the [...]
Facts and Figures of the SA Wine Industry
For your interest, and indeed mine, I have compiled some facts and figures of the South African wine industry that might be of interest to you of My Wine Cellar…
Wine was first produced in the Cape in 1659 under instruction from Jan van Riebeeck.
Constantia is the oldest wine-making region in the southern hemisphere.
The South African [...]
SA Wine Exports on the Up
The bad news might raise eye-brows, but I find it always pleasing to report the good news. Today is no exception. Despite the international economic slowdown, South Africa’s wine export sales have exceeded all expectations. Wines of South Africa (WOSA) have reported that over 363 million litres have been sold abroad during 1 year ending [...]
The SA Wine Industry: Some Good News
On average, the quality of wine stewards in South Africa have been continually criticized for their lack of knowledge and insight with regards to the South African wine industry. I think everyone has had their own experience of poor service in one way or another… warm wine, old wine, overly chilled red wine, overly filled [...]
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 [...]
