I don’t often have much to say about pale coloured pink wines: it’s wine, you drink it. Sure, this is wine. And yes, I am drinking it. But I have oodles… Read More
Category: Rosé Wines
Blaauwklippen Rosé 2022
Zinfandel is remarkably unusual in SA. I had quite the adventure breaking down the grape for my father, who helped polish off these wines (see the Zinfandel Cap Classique review… Read More
Jean Roi Cap Provincial Rosé 2021
It’s not often that I get the chance to compare vintages. The lovely team at Anthonij Rupert Wines were kind enough to send me a beautiful basket that included the… Read More
Vine Venom Shining Rosé NV
Despite my general meh feelings about rosé, I am here for deeply coloured saigneé and oak aged rosés… …so obviously Vine Venom’s flor aged rosé had me even more excited.
Domaine des Dieux Rose of Sharon Brut Rosé Cap Classique 2011
I invited a friend around to celebrate Cap Classique Day and share the sparkling wines kindly gifted by Domaine des Dieux. Being the generous host, I allowed the friend to… Read More
Cecilia Wines
2 years ago, pre pandemic, I dedicated the month of August to celebrating women winemakers. I made a list, I checked it twice…nobody was naughty and everyone was nice. There… Read More
Jean Roi Cap Provincial Rosé 2018
Could this be any more summery and romantic? Half the neighbours were watching this delivery (may have been my shrieks that alerted them) and some of them called to enquired… Read More
Lozarn Carmenere Rosé 2019
We’re skipping the long queue of wines because this rosé really surprised me. It’s not often that I find rosé wines memorable. But this one was different…