Wine Course for Beginners
The Cape Wine Academy presents an introductory course into the wines of South Africa. This course will afford participants with an advanced appreciation and broader understanding of South African Wines.
Date: 17th March 2010 – 15th April 2010
Time: 18h30 – 20h30
Location: Michelangelo Hotel Sandton, Johannesburg
Cost: 995 ZAR
For more information, contact Aidan/Busi on +27 (0) [...]
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 [...]
Bordeaux Blends… From South Africa!?
How is it possible that South Africa can produce ‘Bordeaux blends’? For one thing, Bordeaux lies 8972 km north of the Cape Winelands! The reason, of course, is that red blends from Bordeaux are so stylistically distinctive that they have become the benchmark of red blends the world over.
I find this broad method [...]
Gloves Off at Shiraz Challenge Tasting 2009!
It was gloves off at the Shiraz Challenge Tasting 2009, as Carrie Adams, James Pietersen and Christian Eedes were locked in debate over the decision of this year’s winner.
The WINE Magazine Shiraz Challenge is an annual event were South African wines of the Shiraz variety are judged by a panel of experts, and subsequently [...]
SA Wine: New World or Old World?
Traditionally, South Africa as a wine producing region is classified as a New World wine producer, as opposed to an Old World producer.
New World producers include, among others, countries such as Australia, Chile, Argentina and the US. Wines produced in New World regions are often characterized as being fruity, full-bodied with slightly higher alcohol content [...]
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 [...]
My Winning WINE Magazine Letter!
If you can recall I wrote an article entitled ‘It Must be Something in the Water’ posted on September 22nd 2008. In this article I shared my theory regarding the apparent ‘earthy’ characters present in some South African wines, as pointed out by UK wine critics.
Well, I took my theory a step further and presented [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
