Wine

‘My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough Champagne,’ wrote John Maynard Keynes. I intend to have no such regrets and so started my journey in 2012 when I was privileged [...]

Johan du Doit Review: Scholtz Landing 2012   Loads of life left in this one! Fabulous nose on it by the way, showing good primary fruit and both secondary and tertiary development. Really [...]

Churchhaven is situated on a unique lagoon in the West Coast National Park, one hour and 30 minutes out of Cape Town, which makes it a very accessible weekend getaway, with the only proviso being [...]

Only an 80 minute drive out of Cape Town, Tulbagh remains one of the more underrated weekend getaways available to those living in Cape Town. Sunburst House, which is part of the Bergsicht [...]

Mymering Guest House Mymering Guest House, located some 10 kms outside Ladismith and situated under the majestic Towerkop Mountain in the fertile Dwarsriver Valley, was an ideal location for a [...]

A rather cold and rainy day presented itself on our first time visit to the Upper Blaauwklippen Vintners Hop, the yearly event held between Kleinood, De Trafford and Keermont wine cellars. [...]

The summer of 2009 found us exploring the region of St Raphael in the South of France, discovering the wines in the area. Some interesting finds were, Le Rose and Le Blanc (made from the Ugri [...]

Having spent four years on the lease, with zero dosage and zero sulphur, the Scholtz Landing MCC 2013, is fresh, with rich brioche-like flavours, coupled with an underlying minerality. Golden [...]

Meeting Angelo Gaja On receiving the email from Wine Cellar, advertising the opportunity to book a space at the Angelo Gaja Experience at the One and Only in March, it took me only a split second [...]

Holidays exploring the wine regions of Europe are both exciting and somewhat frustrating for the novice to the region. Unlike the Western Cape where one can stroll into most of the wine estates, [...]