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 [...]
Welcome to My Wine Cellar!
Hello and welcome Everybody to a place that is as much your home as it is mine. This blog is intended to be a friendly community for wine fanatics rather than an arena for another self-professed ‘expert’ to spew out wine jargon and personal opinions. Although, I must warn you in advance, my sheer passion for [...]
