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Notes on tasting
How does ‘Cat’s Pee on a Gooseberry Bush’ grab you? This could be one of wine tasting’s most (in)famous quotes. Occasionally, we do need to resort to brutal honesty or shock factor to describe wine, to define that which is rather difficult to pin down - even for a professional. If it were easy, we…
By Vinimark · 5 min read
Notes on tasting
Tasting wine as impartially as possible to evaluate its merits is separate from exercising personal preference and drinking wine for sheer enjoyment. For some consumers, the desire to graduate from casual drinker to aficionado is how ‘swirling, sniffing, spitting types’ are made.
By Vinimark · 5 min read
Minister Ivan Meyer notes concern over Russian, Ukraine invasion
WC Agri Minister Ivan Meyer concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Western Cape's agricultural trade.
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
Elegant fruit
Consumers are demanding fruity wines, resulting in a shift to fruit-driven Cabernet Sauvignon in South Africa. Higgo Jacobs:
By Sandile · 2 min read
Organically made – Quality driven
Biodynamic and Organic wine producers have “upped the ante” when it comes to quality wine production. At the recent Which Wine tasting, the panel confirmed the
By Sandile · 2 min read
Shelf life – a breaking point
Filling dates and shelf life seem to be a challenge for the hugely popular bag in box segment. While simple but consistent wines were expected in this tasting,
By Elona Hesseling · 2 min read
Smart fruit
The diversity of South African Chenin Blanc was a colourful affair at this month’s Which Wine tasting, with purity of fruit and smart winemaking as the golden t
By Elona Hesseling · 2 min read
The balancing act
The quality of South African Sauvignon Blanc is peaking. At the recent Which Wine tasting the category’s price point versus the quality was a point of debate. H
By Elona Hesseling · 2 min read
Thoughts from Chapman's Peak
My approach at this year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour, or “Argus” as most people still call it, was to do it like a tourist who’s visiting Cape Town for the first tim
By Edo Heyns · 3 min read
The Sauvignon success story
Sauvignon 2016, The International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, was held in February.
By Edo Heyns · 8 min read
What's your tipple?
The latest market research shows South Africans’ alcohol consumption has gone down. Elias Holtzkampf looks at what’s driving the trend in collaboration with SAWIS.
By Elona Hesseling · 6 min read
LEST WE FORGET
There were a number of recurring messages at The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference. Edo Heyns looks at the key take-home learnings.
By Annalize · 4 min read
