On more than one occasion I've had a customer (usually someone who has relocated from another country) lament the selection and quality of South African wines available in the United States. They...
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Wednesday afternoon I attended a wine tasting put on by one of the wine distributors. It was a work-related tasting, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. I tasted a few really great bottles...
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Are you looking for a delicious, crisp wine to refresh you on a hot summer day? Consider one of South Africa's delicous Chenin Blancs (also called Steen). It's difficult to compare it to other...
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It may have a date of 2005, but this pinot noir is brand new and ready for tasting. Bouchard Finlayson Vineyards is announcing the release of it's newest pinot noir, 2005 Galpin Peak. Looks like...
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Lindemans is not a new wine to us here in the states. In fact, I blogged once about a 2005 Merlot of theirs. For the price, they make some pretty decent wine. I didn't realize it until I read...
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I searched all over the Lindemans' web site to get some information on a particular bottle we tried recently - a 2005 Lindemans South Africa Merlot. I did find a few other short reviews on line,...
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Interesting or maybe just weird that Herding Cats Wine is distributed through the Underdog Wine Merchants group. As part of our international wine club, we recently tried a bottle of their 2005 Chenin...
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I'm a big believer in the saying that goes something like "give a man a fish and he eats for one day; teach him to fish and he eats every day." Okay, I know I'm probably saying that...
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The hubby and I enjoyed a nice sit-down dinner this past holiday weekend, a rare treat for us these days. As our house chef, he was in charge of cooking and cook he did. He seared scallops in a...
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More and more wineries are opting for screw caps. It is probably just the beginning. You may want to start saving your corks as they may some day become collectibles! From The Winery goes out to bat...
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If you are ever in the neighborhood, this winery in South Africa might be just the place to relax, unwind, and sample some wine. This advertorial from Wine News claims this place beats taking Prozac:...
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As seems to be more and more the case lately, we've been receiving more wine bottles with screw caps from our wine clubs, especially from our international wine club. We'd had this bottle of...
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I found this article from The New Zealand Herald rather timely, at least for me, because just the other night we tasted an interesting bottle of wine from South Africa. It was a really odd mixture,...
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