I recently wrote about our new investment in South African wine and now I would like to share facts on a few more from Cederberg, DeMorgenzon, the Raat Family and Simonsig.
At Cederberg Private Cellar...
Let me share some information on the favourite grape in our home.
We are not alone as it is the most planted worldwide even though, historically, it is rather the new kid on the block.
It all happened...
It all started back in 1652 when the Dutch East India Company planted vines in South Africa. This was done so that grapes and wine could be given to sailors during their voyage along the Spice Route. ...
Petite sirah is one of the world’s least planted grapes, and there is probably more in California than anywhere else.
First created in France about one hundred and fifty years ago from a cross betwee...
I really enjoy opening an old bottle of wine and thinking of all that has taken place since the grapes were ripening on the vine.
For instance, I had strategically placed a double magnum of 1990 Cign...
Of the roughly 3,255,555,555 cases of wine produced each year in our world, 10 per cent is sparkling. Champagne and prosecco slug it out for top spot and, although the latter produced about 600 millio...
I am thinking party time as well as roast turkey and so would like to make a few suggestions that you may not have considered but first, let’s go for the obvious — champagne.
It can be wonderful as an...
Wouldn’t it be fabulous to give an important friend or associate one hundred years in a single gift?
All you must do is purchase a bottle of 10, 20, 30 and 40-year-old Graham’s tawny port.
Let me see...
A few rules. I start with a quote from the first wine book I ever owned, The Signet Encyclopedia of Wine: “Every mortal should taste at least one great port on this earth before they come to die — no ...
Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Magazine are now releasing their annual lists of wines that they feel deserve special attention. As I write on November 12, Spectator has just named their selections...
