#Virtualtasting 19 August 2018

For this women’s month, Steenberg Wines and Glenelly Wines have delivered their flagship wines (and one extra MCC from Steenberg) for a virtual tasting hosted live on Twitter. I am particularly excited for this pairing as I can bring my two loves together, wine and food. I already have an idea of what I’m going…

What are Tannins in wine?

While doing research on suflites in wine, I learned a couple of things: Sulfur dioxide aka sulfites are added into wine as a preservative. White wine has more sulfites than red wine. People with asthma are more likely to have a reaction to sulfites. Red wine has less sulfites because it has tannins added which…

#Vaalwineroute day 2

Even though it was a Sunday, we will still drank wine in the am. Here’s a summary of our day two.

#Vaalwineroute day 1

Last year we went to the amazing wine route and we decided we’d bring my cousin and her husband this time!  A more in depth review to follow! 

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Wine plus something equals yum

My palette loves wine, it’s genetic. My parents are lovers of a great full-bodied red wine and it looks like it has been passed onto me. So on top of loving wine I recently experienced different wine drinks that I would like to share. Sangria This is what I call the devil’s potion. Not in…