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The best day in the winelands?

Date June 11, 2009

A guest post by one lucky little BarRat: 
The best day in the winelands?
Yesterday was a pretty good day for me. In fact it was such a good day, that I challenge you to top this for a winelands excursion. Where to start? Ah yes, a little round of golf at De Zalze, one of the [...]

Solms Delta Oesfees by Michael Wiper

Date June 8, 2009

A great picture taken by a good friend while we were sipping the day away at this year’s Oesfees!
 

Lack of posts - the excuse!

Date May 5, 2009

Apologies for the lack of posts lately.
The excuse:

I’ve been on holiday
I haven’t felt like writing about wine - which is a poor excuse because I could have written about beer or food.

But sometimes you need a break in order to come back with fresh insight and motivation.
So the journey to wine nirvana continues..

A great crowd pleasing little shiraz.

Date April 3, 2009

I love it when you stumble upon a great little bottle of wine when before drinking it you have little expectation of how it is going to taste.
The Wine Thief came over the other night and said in these exact words:
” here, I’ve become a wine snob lately so I bought this little shiraz from [...]

Event : Charity Wines Auction

Date March 31, 2009

If you’re living in Cape Town and happen to be free on Thursday night then why not head down to Camps Bay to attend the Charity Wines : Auction with Heart event at Summerville Restaurant.
The event costs R300 p.p  and includes a gourmet 4 course dinner, complimentary wine, entertainment & live auction with superb items [...]