What a pleasure it was to taste the NEW Kasteelberg Chenin Blanc MCC by Riebeek Valley Wine Co, wine of the Swartland. I attended the launch at the ever so stunning Dennehof guesthouse where I met the Head Winemaker, Alecia Boshoff and Senior Winemaker, Jacques Theron. This MCC is a fabulous limited release, only 920…
30 November & 1 December 2019 Kickstart the festive season on a fashionable high note at the annual Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, ‘The Magic of Bubbles’, presented by Sanlam Private Wealth. One of SA’s premier social calendar highlights, this year’s event takes place over the weekend of 30 November and 1 December at the iconic Huguenot Monument. For those…
Introducing Bubbly & Friesday’s! From October until early 2020 every Friday you can enjoy the latest trend in an unusual food pairing – bubbles and French fries. Why fries? When it comes to fancy foods, pairings can lead to some surprisingly delightful combinations. According to experts globally, French fries are the perfect fried accompaniment…
Oh how marvelous! With Champagne day coming up on Friday 18th, I’m exploring some older vintages like this Méthode Cap Classique Chardonnay Pinot Noir Vintage Brut 2013 by Kleine Zalze! It is an old-world style sparkling wine crafted from the finest selected parcels of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Bottle fermented and matured for four years prior to…
Time for bubbles! One simply cannot visit the Elgin wine region without sampling some truly local sparkling wine. Charles Fox sticks to the traditional French method of Champagne making – and in South Africa we call it Methode Cap Classique or MCC for short. Here’s to my 113 wine farm visit! Location: Charles Fox is…
It seems that most wineries in the Plettenberg Bay Winelands have a great backstory of family discovering new lives. Sue and Doug Lund of Newstead Lund Family Vineyards were once from families farming sugar and dairy in KwaZulu-Natal who gave it up to farm vineyards in Plettenberg Bay. The Newstead crest combines two family crests – the…
