A blog about South African wine
the cru - a wine blog ranks 221 in Africa and 121 in South Africa. According to site visitors it ranks 798, and 572 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 532 and 622 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
Warren Buffet is a hero of mine. If you haven’t read the following book- Snowball: The Business of Life - you should. The title of this post is somewhat misleading too - because Buffet doesn’t really take ‘bets’ - when he backs something he has generally analysed it
The first of what will become a weekly post - every Wednesday (as the title of the post suggests!) The Irish believe that fairies are extremely fond of good wine. The proof of the assertion is that in the olden days royalty would leave a keg of wine out
A guest post by my brother Jamie. Its moments like these that really make wine and friends an unbeatable combination. Earlier on in the week I received a message from a good mate of mine inviting me to his 25th Bday celebrations. I was told to arrive empty handed
I have stumbled upon a cellar full of some old South African wines and I was wondering if anyone had any experience in/opinion on the following selection: Zonnebloem Cab Sav 1980 Alphen Cab Sav 1980 Meerlust Cab Sav 1984 Magnum 1.5l Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1991 Glen Carlou Les Trors
Here are five wines I have had recently, really loved and suggest you try: Cederburg Shiraz 2007 At about R140 a bottle it’s not cheap but it’s incredible value for what you get. In fact I don’t think there is better Shiraz for the price. Powerful dark fruit flavours,
Now hang on one second. Wine Times - South Africa’s first wine news aggregator - came onto my radar a while back and I’ve been watching it’s progress for a while now - with a hint of disdain I must admit. The only reason I came across it was
It is amazing what clever packaging can do for a wine (a pity then that most South African wine labels are so boring). Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz 2009 by Cape Classics has hit all the right notes in this department and is flying off the shelves both here
As a wine lover I know I spend a great deal of money on wine -and as my interest in wine grows so do my spending habits. We don’t need to drink wine, it is a luxury that you and I have a passion for - although I
I need a wine decanter - the plastic jug at home is tainted with traces of JIK and Handy Andy so I’m in the market for one. So what should I go for - I’m looking for some advice because there some weird and wonderful designs out there, all
I asked all the wine folk that I follow (and that follow me - stalkers) on Twitter what wines they recommend I try - here is how the conversation unfolded: The Cru To all the wine folk - can you recommend one bottle of wine I should try at
Not following anyone at the moment.
