Comments on The Wine Whore: Sunshine, South Africa, and St. Supery

I agree with Dean and Constance. I have had some ...

2010-03-08T10:37:34.899-05:00

I agree with Dean and Constance. I have had some really nice South African wines, both red and white. One I had recently was the 2005 Chocolate Block by Boekenhoutskloof.
Jason

I went to a local winery in CT yesterday and had a...

2010-03-07T09:10:40.733-05:00

I went to a local winery in CT yesterday and had a Seyval Blanc wine and a Cabernet Franc wine.
Interesting that grapes such as Seyval Blanc can be found at a local CT winery, but not very often in the store...

South African wine is generally delicious - you're in for a treat :)

As an ex-pat South African, I can definitely recom...

2010-03-06T23:19:11.068-05:00

As an ex-pat South African, I can definitely recommend the country's wine. Having been an editor and contributor for many wine, food and hospitality publications, I've been fortunate enough to see, smell and taste some absolute pearlers from the Fairest Cape.

Let me know if you need any further info, comments or sheer waffle about South Africa. Hell, I was there and only moved to New Zealand last year...at the tender age of 28.

I spied a Kanonkop in the back of your photo. It's slightly overhyped in my opinion but I've probably drunk it too many times to give any real meaningful notes about it! :) It's a great estate nonetheless!

If you can, try get anything from an estate called Raka. They're in the Elgin / Walker Bay region and probably one of best estates (value and quality) in South Africa.

Anyway, I'm rambling now. Chat soon mate.

For Thursday night's #SauvBlanc tweetup, I sam...

2010-03-06T21:09:29.215-05:00

For Thursday night's #SauvBlanc tweetup, I sampled four from Anderson's, ONEHOPE, Parducci, and Paul Dolan, all recommended, BTW! On Friday I went out to eat Italian with my best friend since 5th grade and we had 2007 Pio Cesare Cortese di Gavi, and after, I finished one of my Sauvignon Blanc bottles. Tonight it is Heineken Light from a mini-keg!