Category: South Africa
South Africa
Another Duncan Savage wine today. This one is made from the great white varietal of South Africa, Chenin Blanc. In the ancestral home of Chenin Blanc, the Anjou area …
South Africa
Sorry, this is going to be a brief post. This is my arm: I have carpal tunnel syndrome and typing one-handed is incredibly irritating. My other hand keeps trying …
South Africa
We had a few more wines last night, with our lovely friend Richard, but I wanted to concentrate on these two as they showed that butch can be beautiful. …
South Africa
If Chenin Blanc is the white grape of the Cape (which it undoubtedly it), I would say Syrah is the red grape. I have had two vintages of Porseleinberg …
South Africa
This bottle of The Foundry Roussanne 2015 was a gift from my friend Keith Prothero. He spends half the year in South Africa and is a great ambassador for …
Alsace
On Tuesday night The Editor and I hosted our lovely friend Richard for a dinner party. Unusually for us, it included no German Riesling, but we had plenty of …
South Africa
Last night The Editor, new chum Guy and I tried two South African wines: Hoë Steen 2015 and Paul Sauer 1997. I have introduced you to Paul Sauer before, …
South Africa
I have acquired a six-pack of older vintages of Paul Sauer by Kanonkop (thank you Greg and Mr P!). If you do not know Paul Sauer Kanonkop, it is …
South Africa
I would like to thank Keith Prothero for the gift of this bottle – thank you, Mr P, that was very kind of you. Sometimes your first glass of …
Alsace
This will be a brief report, but I hope to capture the brilliance of the occasion that was lunch with Keith Prothero. Not only is he a lovely fellow, …
