All and sundry jumped onto the Eben Sadie bandwagon and even the inappropriate moniker of “baby jesus” was bestowed. The only “Baby Jesus” around, is the real one as far as I am concerned and I think this nickname is inappropriate – unless something happened that I don’t know about – I haven’t seen any [...]

With the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction taking place on 2 October at Spier this year, I thought it only fitting to plagiarise some of their info off their brochure and website to put them on the radar so to speak, and I quote …
“28 Years ago, the Cape Winemakers Guild started a process that would [...]

With the recent loss and subsequent recovery of Panjo, the tiger, I decided to ask Paul Hart of Drakenstein Lion Park for some information regarding the facility and to educate people about the need for sanctuaries like this one.
Drakenstein Lion Park was established in 1998 to provide lions in distress with a sanctuary, where they [...]

The wine lands do not have a glowing reputation for engaging in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).Too often, young BEE wine companies are left to sink or swim and can quickly become isolated, with little capital or experience. Despite the view that nothing is being done, an increasing number of wine farms are engaging in transformation. [...]

The Netherlands’ progress to their third World Cup final with the win setting up a showdown with Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Sunday 11 July.
The Dutch lost both of their previous finals in 1974 and 1978 to hosts West Germany and Argentina respectively and Dirk Kuyt wants Holland to make history and win [...]

nor the winds of change, nor a nation challenged, will stay the fans from watching their teams go through to the semi finals and finals in the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup! Okay, so I am plowing with someone else’s oxen by using this amended phrase but what the hey …
Soccer World Cup in South [...]

The final product of a long and complex struggle spanning four centuries, embodying the aspirations and sacrifices of innumerable ordinary people, past and present.
The vineyards are beautiful and the wines speak for themselves. But the real value of Solms Delta is the people who shaped it. The true stories behind the wines are best told [...]

I don’t suffer from guilt because my great, great, great grandparents bought people to do their delicates, but I do try and make amends and change things being an apartheid child brought up in a white South Africa. This brings me to …
Pniel: Genesis 32:30’…. And Jacob called the place Pniel: for I have [...]

“ My dearest Jean
For years we dreamt of a wine with pure aromas of passion, a heavenly hint of honesty and a definite taste of dedication. Now we can enjoy the fruit of you labour of love …taste the skillful manner in which you expertly nurtured your vines. This wine breathes your love and lifelong [...]

Unfortunately, I am one of those people with a really big mouth – literally and figuratively! I tend to open my mouth before thinking it through and it does land me in trouble sometimes. Luckily the job that I am in, does excuse my words – sometimes.
I am still on my Wine Evaluation Course and [...]