The mercury quivered …..
Author: Juli on 02 March 2010in the mid 40’s on Sunday when we took a leisurely drive out to Kleinevalleij for a lunchtime concert by Sterling EQ. We settled down on white couches with ostrich skin footstools under umbrellas on the lush terraced lawns. Families arrived with packed picnic baskets even though food was on offer. The vineyards were sucking up [...]
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New Kid(s) on the Block …
Author: Juli on 21 January 2010At Winecountry we feel that we have an eye for excellence and in this instance, it comes in the form of Yolande Schoeman, a twenty something photographer from Pretoria. Yolande has helped her father, Fanus, the owner of Livemoments since the tender age of sixteen when she spent her weekends and school holidays taking pictures of [...]
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How to have fun on a bus …
Author: Juli on 15 December 2009Take some Journalists, throw in a tour guide, a couple of photographers, a really cool driver, make sure you are in a Hylton Ross bus, and take a trip to the Breede Valley. We met at the offices of the Cape Winelands District Municipality in Stellenbosch and after a warm welcome and a “goodie” bag with [...]
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Angel hands and whisky …
Author: Juli on 13 November 2009I love the TV ad for Black Bottle Whisky but never thought I would actually go out and buy a bottle. Imagine buying Whisky because you like an ad and because of the really hot accent of the actors!? The FNB Whisky Live Festival was great. Imagine being able to taste all these wonderful whiskies before [...]
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A Matter of Taste
Author: Juli on 15 October 2009Okay, we always hear that something or other is a matter of taste, like the really ugly dress or suit or haircut or a car or furniture. How can it be a matter of taste if everybody can see it’s ugly or unflattering or uncomfortable? Surely the “Taste Police” should be employed full time. I remember [...]
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Bafana Bafana won ….
Posted on
09 March 2010
by Juli
Napier Winery Annual Harvest Day competition on Saturday!
Saturday morning dawned bright blue and hot – as is the norm in the Winelands this time of year! We donned our hats and packed our sunscreen and set off for the Napier Winery Annual Harvest Day Festival outside Wellington. Their Harvest Day theme was Soccer World Cup [...]
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The Michelin starred restaurant where wine is on the menu and food a mere afterthought
Posted on
02 March 2010
by Juli
From The Times
February 18, 2010
A remarkable restaurant in Paris has turned the menu on its head and put wine first. The food is just a vehicle
Alex Renton
Wine is usually the most expensive item on my restaurant bills, and probably on yours: it is where most restaurants take their profit. The mark-up is generally 100 per [...]
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The WO System and The Wine and Spirits Board by Charl Theron
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26 February 2010
by Juli
Charl Theron is an International wine judge and wine lecturer and is the convener of the Stellenbosch University Wine Evaluation Course.
The WO System and The Wine and Spirits Board by Charl Theron
The WO (Wine of Origin) seal on local certified wines is often referred to as the “bus ticket”. This is not only an official [...]
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On Walking Home…
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18 February 2010
by Juli
On Walking Home…
By: Jack Bybee.
© John S. Bybee 2009
Walking home from school on Main Street is acceptable and safe, and still it is the joy of my life. It is one of the great, great pleasures, a quiet walk along oak lined Main Street. The longest Main Street in the Southern hemisphere, [...]
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Like a walk in the clouds ….
Posted on
18 February 2010
by Juli
with a view of Table Mountain in the distance. This is the view from the highest vineyard – more than 500m above sea level – of Linton Park Wines.
The farm Slangrivier (Snake River) was granted to the French Huguenot, Louis Fleury, by Willem Adriaan van der Stel, the then Governer of the Cape of Good [...]
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Bumping into strangers in Cyber space ….
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18 February 2010
by Juli
I bumped into someone in Cyber Space – I don’t know him and still doesn’t – but I emailed him and he replied. This man grew up in PAARL in the Winelands and moved to Tucson, Arizona. What follows is an extract of the mail he sent me …. What a small world we live [...]
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