What I Drank Last Night

Judging of the Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Semillon and Viognier categories  to be reported on in the November issue of WINE magazine was completed earlier today. The panel consisted of Ginette de Flueriot of Wineworx, KWV winemaker Johann Fourie, wine writer Angela Lloyd, restaurateur Jonathan Steyn and me.  WINE journalist Jeanri-Tine van Zyl officiated as an associate judge. [...]

It’s indicative of how gracious my wife Jane is that she let me go off to a Pinotage tasting followed by a (long) lunch this past Women’s Day. The venue was Belthazar restaurant at the V&A Waterfront and also involved were godfather of the variety Beyers Truter of Beyerskloof, as well as James Pietersen and [...]

In Rossouw’s Restaurants 2010, Jean-Pierre Rossouw sums Pinelands establishment Joe Fish up perfectly as an “unexpected gem off an ugly shopping centre parking lot”. Ideal for a quick lunch of fish and chips and so that’s where Bernard le Roux, previously understudy to Zelma Long at Vilafonté and now winemaker at Noble Hill in Paarl, [...]

This year’s Bordeaux-style red blend tasting to be reported on in the September issue of WINE magazine  has attracted 115 submissions compared to 123 in 2009. The panel is myself, Ginette de Fleuriot of Wineworx, Charles Hopkins, winemaker at De Grendell in Durbanville, Bernard Le Roux, winemaker at Noble Hill in Paarl and restarateur Jonathan [...]