You know you’re lucky when your first faulty wine of the year is opened only halfway through December. I’ve had my share of ‘unbalanced’ and unremarkable wines, but nothing faulty.… Read More
Volatile Acidity
Month: December 2019
BlankBottle – AKA My Favourite Day of 2019
As the year draws to a close, I find myself reminiscing about the highlights of 2019. Furthering my wine knowledge has been a fantastic adventure. Dipping into investing in more… Read More
Driehoek Mieke Pinot Noir 2017
I confess, I opened this bottle of wine at a wonderful Greek themed dinner party (couldn’t for the life of me find a Greek wine in Cape Town) and completely… Read More
Lothian Vineyards Riesling 2018
I’d polished a bottle of the 2017 without making a single note. So when I saw the 2018, I knew I had to do better.
Migliarina Grey Matters Pinot Gris 2017
I’m blaming my stupidity for not picking this up sooner. The world was raving about it, but I’m only getting around to this now.
My discomfort with ‘whites’
Let me explain myself really quickly before this starts to get weird. When I say I’m uncomfortable around ‘whites’, I’m talking about white wines. Now that that’s out of the… Read More
Druk My Niet Mirus Shiraz 2015
I initially picked up this bottle back in August, for Women’s Month, thinking it was made by their current female winemaker. It turns out that this wine was made by… Read More
Fledge & Co Jikken Bareru Sauvignon Blanc 2018
I’d ‘blind tasted’ this wine earlier this year. When I say blind taste, I meant sat back and enjoyed the disguised bottle until the label was revealed to be a… Read More