For lunch yesterday, a quick linguine vongole at Magica Roma in Pinelands paired with Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend Tokara Director’s Reserve 2010, a wine I’ve previously rated 18/20 (see here) and selling for the not exactly exorbitant sum of … [Read more...]
Morgenster Lourens River Valley 2001
November 24, 2010 by 4 Comments
Lourens River Valley 2001 from Morgenster is a blend of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The individual varieties were aged per clone for 15 months in French oak, 100% new and once blended, the wine was returned to barrels … [Read more...]
Alvi’s Drift Premium Selection Chardonnay Viognier 2008
November 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Alvi’s Drift range of wines from the Worcester farm Alfalfa owned by the Van der Merwe family is worth keeping an eye on. There are 350ha of vineyard on this 5 000ha property and own label production dates from 2002 driven by … [Read more...]
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc 2007
September 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
After completing a review of 131 local white blends on behalf of WINE magazine yesterday, off to Magica Roma in Pinelands for lunch with fellow panellists James Pietersen, beverage manager for Balducci’s and Belthazar restaurants at the V&A … [Read more...]
Hermit on the Hill Syrah 2007
September 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Judging of the 231 entries submitted for this year’s WINE magazine Top 10 Sauvignon Blanc competition is set to run over three days at parent company Ramsaymedia’s offices in Pinelands. The panel completed the first batch of 78 wines at 14h45 … [Read more...]
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