Smaller wine Estates have a lot going for them. Typically they are found on unique terroir, in new wine regions. Also, they are making handcrafted, limited release...
Eben Sadie is widely regarded as one of the top wine makers in South Africa and his wines are the highest rated out of the country by Wine Spectator. What makes...
Shiraz. Syrah. South Africa is producing some leading lights of this varietal and we want to deconstruct this grape in a discovery tasting. We will explore the grape,...
This tasting explores a range of wines from South Africa, France, Italy and others as we take a journey through flavour around the world of wine. From the Old world...
Shiraz. Syrah. South Africa is producing some leading lights of this varietal and we want to deconstruct this grape in a discovery tasting. We will explore the grape,...
Cabernet Sauvignon. The king of the red grapes! Don’t tell that to the Italians or Burgundians… Anyway, this tasting is all about deconstructing the grape, in...
Bubbly. It is forever a part of celebrations, small or big, and the home of sparkling wine is Champagne in France. In this tasting we will explore French and South...
Under the Influence presents another “deconstructing wine” tasting where we explore the wonderful wines made from the Chardonnay grape. Chardonnay has...
Chenin Blanc has sometimes been labelled as the less fashionable and lower quality grape in South Africa, but this is a load of nonsense. The fact that it has been...
Eben Sadie, renowned wine maker, has argued before that white blends are the way to go for South African wines. After tasting a range of wines in the Cape we tend...