WYN VAN DIE WEEK: Teubes Family Wines se Lamberts Bay’s Finest Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Vry, 12/09/2014 - 17:14 — Johann Crafford
In die eerste rubriek het wyne uit die Stellenbosch-, Wellington- en Franschhoek-streke teen mekaar meegeding vir die titel WYN VAN DIE WEEK. Verlede week het al die wyne uit die Stellenbosch-wynstreek gekom. Vandeesweek is dit omtrent net wyne uit die Weskus-streek wat mekaar pak ... behalwe vir ’n sauvignon blanc uit die Plettenbergbaai-wynwyk!
Maar kom ons begin heel voor. Ons jaarlikse pelgrimstog na die Weskus en Namakwaland het ons na Fryer’s Cove in Doringbaai geneem, en vandaar na Lutzville-kelder en toe na Teubes Family Wines en Namaqua Wines op Vredendal.
Vry, 05/09/2014 - 11:07 — Johann Crafford
This week’s journey of discovery into wine started with a 2011 Hartenberg Riesling which I enjoyed with a spicy seafood pasta and went on to also include the latest releases, white and red, from Tokara, also from the Stellenbosch wine region.
WYN VAN DIE WEEK
Vry, 29/08/2014 - 14:21 — Johann Crafford
Die beste wyn is die een waarvan jy die meeste hou, ongeag handelsmerk, prys of toekennings, want wyn is ‘n baie subjektiewe en persoonlike aangeleentheid. Verder is wyn nie ’n bestemming nie, maar eerder ’n reis, ’n wonderlike reis van ontdekking.
Hierdie week se reis vir my het ’n 2012- Neethlingshof Sauvignon Blanc (geniet met ’n oondgeroosterde hoendergereg), ’n 2007- Doolhof Malbec (vergesel van skaapribbetjie, boerewors en bykosse) en ’n 2011- Allée Bleue Brut (as inleiding tot ’n wynproe en kos-en-wynparing) ingesluit.
Robert Redford raves about SA chenin blanc!
Dins, 12/08/2014 - 08:05 — Anoniem
Hollywood legend Robert Redford is a devout fan of South African chenin blanc. Speaking at a lunch in Franschhoek recently, Redford revealed his delight with local chenin blanc wines. “I’ve experienced white wine in the Napa Valley in California, but never something like this,” he declared.
Al tien oesjare van Saronsberg se Shiraz slaag die ‘bevebilita’-toets!
Maan, 11/08/2014 - 13:44 — Johann Crafford
Umami is vir kos wat bevebilita is vir wyn. In ’n neutedop beteken albei “smaaklik, heerlik, lekker”! Die Italiaanse woord kan ook vertaal word as “drinkbaarheid”.
Preserving that open bottle of wine: tips to make wine last longer
Maan, 28/07/2014 - 14:17 — Anoniem
I get this question so often that I am sort of shocked that I haven’t addressed it yet, says Gregory Dal Piaz. It’s perhaps one of the best questions about wine, though its simple answer often gets obscured by marketing pitches designed to solve a problem that you probably don’t have.
Unforgettable TV wine commercials
Don, 24/07/2014 - 08:50 — Anoniem
You know what I miss? I miss cheesy commercials on wine on TV, says Gregory Dal Piaz from the USA. For whatever reason, the industry at large has pretty much relegated TV advertising to spirits and beer. What fun is that? We’ve been left with dogs and pirates to guide us through the confusing world of alcohol consumption. No wonder we’re drinking so poorly.
Alvi’s Drift se 2011- CVC omskep eenvoudige pastagereg in ’n feesmaal
Dins, 01/07/2014 - 15:05 — Johann Crafford
“Daar is drinkwyn en dan’s daar dinkwyn.” Ek kan nie meer onthou wie hierdie wysheid jare gelede kwyt geraak het nie, maar die persoon het by “drinkwyn” eenvoudige, onpretensieuse wyn bedoel wat mens se smaakkliere laat jubel, wat op jou tong dans soos ‘n wafferse ballerina, wat jou nie kan laat wag vir die volgende glas nie. Met ander woorde, pure pret in die mond.
Van Loveren se Cape Riesling en KFC laat mens krul van pure lekkerkry
Woens, 28/05/2014 - 07:59 — Johann Crafford
Ek kan haute cuisine en bekroonde wyn net so geniet soos enige ander mens (met goeie smaak!), en daar is beslis ’n tyd en plek daarvoor, maar gee vir my enige tyd van die dag ’n eenvoudige maaltyd wat met die varsste bestanddele en met sorg voorberei is, en ek gee vir jou ’n feesmaal soos min! En as daai maaltyd ook nog tapas-styl is – ’n hele spul eetgoed in klein hoeveelhede – dan’s ek in die sewende hemel.
Organic wine: Are we just fooling ourselves?
Don, 22/05/2014 - 14:29 — Anoniem
I reached out to some wine professionals to get their opinions about organic/natural/biodynamic wines, but before I turn the stage over to them, I’d like to explore the situation briefly, writes Gregory Dal Piaz from America.
Before we consider the value of these wines, let’s be as clear as possible in regards to the definitions, which can be vague. To begin with, there is no organic wine, just wine made from organic grapes. Organic is a way of growing crops. The techniques used in the cellar, and additional treatments in the vineyard are what distinguishes, to a great extent, the wines peddled under the moniker “natural” or “biodynamic”.