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WINE REVIEW: Perlé de Jean A Romantic Sunshine in a bottle!
It is hot (you know the kind of hot, … that if you stick your head out the door… your face melts off HOT?) and the sun is beating, (more like slaughtering) and…
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UK Trip Part III: Waddesdon Manor
Our next adventure, sets off, in a Louis XIV style French Renaissance Chateau called Waddesdon Manor. This manor was owned by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. It was built in 1874, in a little…
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WINE REVIEW: Journey's End Weather Station Sauvignon Blanc
Can I have a show of hands of everyone who loves a good story? Now… who loves… a good wine story? 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️One of the things that will convert instantly in purchasing a bottle…
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Boozy News: SA’s Best Old-Fashioned Cocktail Bars with Recipes
Woodford Reserve, the world’s top-selling super-premium bourbon, has been in search of South Africa’s best Old-Fashioned cocktail bar with the 5th annual Woodford Bourbon Trail campaign. These are the top three SA Old-Fashioned…
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Meet the Winemaker: From Vine to Wine! Simon says: "it’s all controlled chaos…"
Louisvale Wines winemaker, Simon Smith says, “My passion for winemaking is both my career and my lifestyle. I still look forward to each and every day, as my normal day in the office…
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WINE NEWS: Introducing Krone’s Range Of 2018 Cap Classiques
Krone’s range of four 2018 Cap Classiques offers something for everyone, enchanting any palate whether your preferred bubbly is taut and lean, refreshing and fruit forward, plush and expansive, crisp and dry or…
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UK Trip Part II: Windsor Castle
We landed at about 07H00 (U.K time) and the flight was not half as bad as I anticipated. We had slight turbulence on the way which lasted perhaps 2 minutes. To be honest…
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WINE NEWS: Welgegund Heritage Wines Reflect On A Good Year!
Welgegund Heritage Wines, nestled at the foot of the magnificent Hawequa mountains in Wellington, are reflecting on a good year which saw their wines honoured with impressive ratings in both Tim Atkin’s 2019…
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Wine News: Glenelly Honoured For Their Flagship Lady May and Estate Reserve
Glenelly Honoured With Two 5-Star Ratings In The 2020 Platter’s South African Wine Guide for the 2014 vintages of their flagship Lady May Bordeaux-style red and Estate Reserve signature red blend Glenelly, the…
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UK Trip Part 1: A Virgin Flyer Flies Virgin Atlantic
Hey my boozy friends, today my article will be slightly different. I wasn’t planning on blogging about my UK trip, however, after receiving so many personal requests from both family and friends. So…
