{"id":640,"date":"2020-09-04T10:41:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/?p=640"},"modified":"2020-09-04T10:41:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:41:35","slug":"drinking-bubbles-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/09\/04\/drinking-bubbles-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking Bubbles In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘My only regret in life is that I didn\u2019t drink enough Champagne,’<\/em> wrote John Maynard Keynes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I intend to have no such regrets and so started my journey in 2012 when I was privileged to work on a vintage of my own Methode Cap Classique, Scholtz Landing<\/a>, with renowned Constantia winemaker, David van Niekerk, giving me insight into process of the making of some of the best MCC available in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham Beck Robertson Tasting Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


First stop, the Graham Beck tasting room<\/a> which is situated in the picturesque Robertson Valley in an architectural interesting structure which both blends in and stands out with its surroundings.
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With their quest for perfection Graham Beck has enhanced the tasting experience by selecting some of the very best stemware to compliment the individual style of their Methode Cap Classique<\/a> portfolio.
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Pieter Ferreira, cellar master and vintner of note, has been with the Graham Beck team from the very first vintage and has produced a range of eight exciting MCC bubblies to suit all tastes.
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With breath taking views over the vineyards my choice of Methode Cap Classique on the day was the Brut Zero 2012<\/a>, tasted from mouth blown Lehman glasses<\/a>.
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The Brut Zero is made from 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, spends five years on the lease with no use of additional sugar in the dosage.
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With the lightest of pink hue, the palate is delicate and complex, with lots of apples, red berries and a hint of brioche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘My only regret in life is that I didn\u2019t 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 to work on a vintage of my own Methode Cap Classique, Scholtz Landing, with renowned Constantia winemaker, David van Niekerk, giving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,24,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":644,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions\/644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winestyle.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}