Our favourite red wine event, the Shiraz, Charcuterie and Cheese Festival, returns to Anthonij Rupert Wyne in Franschhoek this Saturday, 25 May.
It’s important to know the style and characteristics of your wine, how long to chill the bottle, and the ultimate time to sip it after cool-down.
The time to celebrate the mighty grape and all it gives us is now, with August hosting National Shiraz Day.
We can finally replenish the wine racks and cellars, and what better way to do that than with some unbeatable wine specials?
It doesn’t get much better than a day out in Franschhoek, which is why wine lovers are looking forward to the end of the month.
This week I’ll be pairing some wines to three albums that have been occupying my earballs lately. It’s a tad facile. But then it has been shown that music can affect the way we taste wine. Drink, listen, be told a story.
I love tawny port. The flavours of sweet raisin, black tea and earth make we want to shout and dance around singing, “I’m Tawny, Tawny Tawny Tawny tonight.” I finished half a bottle last night in preparation for this column. It made me happy. But not as happy as I was the last time I drank it – and that’s the rub.