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Eben Sadie’s Historic 2012 and 2011 Releases 2 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
As I have taken a break from writing and thinking about wine – my mind has been in Namibia, writing scripts for an audio guide set in that arid country – I’ve realised I was beginning to take it, and…...
Interruptions 29 Jul 2013 | 10:56 am
Life. While many seem adept at carrying on a 9-5 and blogging as if their bank account’s depend on it, I seem to value ‘harry time’ too much. Yes, that does mean I have a new job. Yes, that is the… Re...
Crystallum New Releases and/or Launch 17 Jul 2013 | 12:53 pm
Pinot Noir is the cliche grape. No other variety gets bombarded with more hackneyed descriptions, casually sexist metaphors, and marketing nonsense. Seriously. Is there nothing more we can say about P...
A Thelema Cabernet Vertical and Notes on Greeness 16 Jul 2013 | 06:14 pm
Last week saw some rather good wines find their way down my gullet. The first few of those was at a vertical tasting of Thelema’s Cabernet Sauvignon and single vineyard Cab, The Mint. At a time when t...
Wines for Golfers? 10 Jul 2013 | 11:43 am
If only it was all about the drinking. This blog is predominantly about South African wine, and so to give a little breadth to the conversation I am trying to find other things to write about than sim...
Nitida Wines and Some Scoring Clarification 9 Jul 2013 | 01:23 pm
Before I get into the wines, I thought it best to clear up something on scoring. While I think scoring wine is problematic, I have found it is not without its uses. I have started using the kak an lek...
Iona Chardonnay 2012 and a Musing or Two 5 Jul 2013 | 01:38 pm
Have you ever tasted a wine and been unsure of yourself? In blind tastings this will happen almost immediately, but I’m talking about a sighted, straighforward tasting. You taste a bit of wine and jus...
Migliarina Elgin Chardonnay 2012 – Fokken Lekker 4 Jul 2013 | 01:10 pm
Many South African wine drinkers who enjoy their Syrahs serious, and their producers small (you know the types, who are titilated by a hand drawn ’22/1784′ on the bottle) will know of Carsten Migliari...
Marvelous Wines 2 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
It takes some gumption to call your wines Marvelous. But Chef Peter Tempelhoff and wine maker Adam Mason have plenty of that. With Mason now making wine for Mulderbosch, and Peter Tempelhoff overseein...
Chef Peter Tempelhoff A Profile 1 Jul 2013 | 03:53 pm
I’m posting reviews of Adam Mason and Peter Tempelhoff’s Marvelous and Yardstick wines this week, so I thought I’d set the mood with a profile I wrote on Chef Templehoff last year for Wine Style Magaz...
