Entries Categorized as 'Estates'

Shawza Life -Wine Tripping

Date August 5, 2008

My brother Craig run’s a blog called Shawza Life through which he explores his passion for food and the occasional drink - well, being a student I suppose it’s more than the occasional drink!
In his latest post he gives a rather candid account of a wine trip he and all his university friends went on [...]

Grape Processing - Explained!

Date March 25, 2008

Taken from Warwick Wine Estate’s blog.

South Africa’s Elite Wineries - Per Varietal!

Date March 19, 2008

In my last post I asked everyone to let me know what wineries they would chose to represent South Africa in the “Wine Olympics”.
I got some interesting feedback which you can view in the comments section of the last post.
Here is my list of what I believe are the best wineries in South Africa per [...]

Harvest 2008 in South Africa

Date March 7, 2008

There are a number of wine farms in South Africa covering their harvest this year via video and blogging.
It’s a great way to show exactly what goes on behind the scenes of those magic bottles of wine - sometimes you learn a thing or two and other times, as a wino, you merely enjoy [...]

Simonsig - well worth a visit : Part Two

Date January 25, 2008

Here is the second installment of my trip to the outstanding Simonsig. Here we take a look at the three ‘flagship’ red’s of the estate.
Had it not been for the extreme heat on the day I visited the winery - I think I may have warmed to the red’s a little more than I did. [...]