Van Loveren Wines: New Love

So I have been falling in love with wine all over and over now that I have started expanding my pallet not only to include red wines. When I went to the Vaal Wine Route a couple of months ago, the first place we started off at served us Van Loveren wines that we landed…

Another Meet up with Wine

This last Thursday I went to another one of Wine Connects Meet up at Gorge Krammerville. One this lovely warm evening, we were invited to sit on their upstairs area which overlooked the whole of Sandton, if you were sitting at the right spot. This wine connect was hosted by Simonsig and Jack Black beer…

Five tips on choosing great wine

Let’s start with this video from CNN Perfect Pours Video That’s the advice of Natalia Escudero, chief sommelier at the Park Hyatt in Buenos Aires, when it comes to choosing wine. There’s no excuse for sipping the same old $15 Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc. Instead, drinkers should experiment with grapes and regions. It’s not always…