Blogs about: South African Wines

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Groote Kapp Pinotage (2007)1 comment

Tom & Melody wrote 3 days ago: It is Thursday, July 2, and another unseasonably cool night in Michigan. So I am taking advantage of … more →

Tags: Over $10, Pinotage, MEATLOAF, Groote Kaap, 14.5% alcohol

Wine Lover’s Retreat: Cape Winelands

hillsofafrica wrote 1 month ago: Cape Winelands is wine lovers paradise. Exploding with the scent of plump grapes and fertile earth, … more →

Tags: Hills of Africa Travel, Cape winelands, South Africa, African Safari Tours, African honeymoon safari, Cape Fusion Tours, family safari, wine tasting trip in Africa, African wine estates

Making wine with an Elephant2 comments

Jeannine wrote 4 months ago: Harry at work Just over the Outeniqua Mountains, which separate Sedgefield from the Karoo Desert, l … more →

Tags: Food & booze, Sedgefield Life, sedgefield south africa, calitzdorp, Harry the Elephant, wine farms South Africa, wine farms Caliztdorp

Lindemans South Africa Shiraz (2006)

Tom & Melody wrote 5 months ago: It is Wednesday night — a mid-week, very cold night in Michigan — and we are enjoying a … more →

Tags: Shiraz, Under 10, Lindemans

Lindemans South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon (2006)

Tom & Melody wrote 5 months ago: We have had this Lindemans South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 many times. Tom purchased this on s … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Under 10, Jammy, Lindemans, Strawberries

An Excuse to try Dry-Aged Steak

greenegrape wrote 5 months ago: Dry-Aged SteaksIn today’s NY Times wine column, Eric Asimov rhapsodized that “South Afri … more →

Tags: Food, butcher, stellenbosch, dry-aged strip, dry-aged steak, Eric Asimov, de Trafford, Vinum Africa, south african cabernet sauvignon

Zarafa Pinotage (2007)

Tom & Melody wrote 7 months ago: It’s a Thursday night and I worked all day and then taught a class tonight. So, I need to get … more →

Tags: Under 10, Pinotage, south africa wine

Zaràfa Pinotage (2007)

Tom & Melody wrote 7 months ago: We’re having this Zaràfa Pinotage 2007 from Trader Joe’s tonight. It’s quite pleas … more →

Tags: Under 10, Pinotage

A Few Good Men Shiraz (2005)2 comments

Tom & Melody wrote 8 months ago: A Few Good Men Shiraz 2005 is a South African Shiraz that we purchased recently at a wine shop in Tr … more →

Tags: Shiraz, Under 10, South Africa

Wall Street and Wine

winereaper wrote 9 months ago: The financial world waits with baited breathe, while the US congress debates on how best to solve im … more →

Tags: Wine, Days of our Wines, US Congress, impending economic crisis, US Market, $700billion required, interbank trading, Thelema (Mountain Red), de Trafford (Plan B)

Awards

Mic wrote 10 months ago: “Anybody can win – unless there happens to be a second entry.” George Ade   … more →

Tags: Wine, Decanter, World Wine Awards, Trophies, Pinot Noir, Cape wines, Congratulations...!, Awards, Decanter International Trophies

Lindemans South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon (2006)

Tom & Melody wrote 11 months ago: It is a Thursday night and I worked late. We had a delicious martini to start our cocktail hour. Now … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Under 10, Pizza, South Africa

Lindemans South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon (2006)4 comments

Tom & Melody wrote 11 months ago: I bought two bottles of this Lindemans South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 today at the local gro … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Under 10, South Africa, MEATLOAF, home cooked meal

Hazendal Wine Estate

markvoloshin wrote 1 year ago: In The Cape Winelands Region. The Cape Wine Region is world renowned for its abundance of quality wi … more →

Tags: hazendal wine estate, cape dutch

Sebeka Cabernet Pinotage (2006)

Tom & Melody wrote 1 year ago: This delicious Sebeka Cabernet Pinotage 2006 from South Africa is a fruit forward wine with notes of … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Blends, Under 10, Pinotage

Bradgate Syrah (2004)4 comments

Tom & Melody wrote 1 year ago: This Bradgate Syrah 2004 from South Africa is quite pungent when first opened and then settles down … more →

Tags: Syrah, Over $10

Simunye Shiraz (2004)2 comments

Tom & Melody wrote 1 year ago: This Simunye Shiraz 2004 from South Africa is a delightfully different Shiraz. This is our second or … more →

Tags: Shiraz, Over $10

Simunye Shiraz (2004)

Tom & Melody wrote 1 year ago: This Simunye Shiraz 2004 from South Africa is delicious and satisfying. In the glass it is a fresh g … more →

Tags: Shiraz, Over $10

Simonsig Chenin Blanc

zoliwine wrote 1 year ago: I like wines from South Africa. They are consistent quality, never bad, though I must admit never ju … more →

Tags: Whites, Africa, South Africa, Chenin Blanc, Simonsig, Pinotage, Good Value Wines


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