Tag: 2012

Budget Noir

There’s a lot to like about Pinot Noir. For starters, as a child it offers an abundance of juicy red fruit flavours the likes of strawberries, raspberries and
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Contrail

I am not a fan of flying for a number of reasons. First and possibly most annoying is the deceit: that is how sleek and sexy planes look
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Sauntering Sauvignon

Where to start…. nine bottles of Sauvignon Blanc, one Sauvignon Vert, one Cabernet Sauvignon, an Eiswein and a bottle of Port opened and for the most part polished.
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Painted Wolf

I am a big fan of The Painted Wolf Roussanne. In fact, if you see it, don’t ask, just buy it. So while standing on one of the
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Go to Zealand

Twice now I’ve tried this wine, and twice I’ve been impressed. The first was a tasting at The Wine Shop where it wasn’t one of the wines we
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Smells Like a Ford

Every so not so often, you happen to come across one of those down to the bone awesome people, who just happen to share the same interests that
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More Sémillon

My infatuation with all things Sémillon (French word derived from “to sow”) is no secret (read all about it here). Therefore each discovery of a new expression (sometimes it could
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Sankara’s New World

Jean Wandimi of thewineandfoodreview.com and Penelope Kirui of creative-ambition.com began an exciting social collective where open themed conversations can take place between all wine lovers on Wednesdays from 10 am to noon!
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Finding a Red Bucket

It’s been years of promising, gathering contacts, sending emails, almost starting then failing to follow through… Breaks my heart when I think about it sometimes… Well, not really…
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