End of an Era: Altydgedacht Wines

I am writing this post with a heavy heart but also seeing the need to make sure that I memorialise a place i held close to my heart. Back in my early 20s, before the kids and bills, my then-boyfriend ,now-husband and I would take trips down to the cape to explore the vast wine…

Valentine’s Pink bubbles for every budget

Most of us have had quite challenging times but here is the good news… This valentines, you can enjoy bubbles, whether you want to splurge or be savvy. Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be the same without roses, chocolate and of course bubbly, preferably pink bubbly.  After all, nothing says romance like a glass of chilled pink…

Spring has sprung!

It’s 1 September 2018 and if you live in the southern hemisphere then you are looking forward to change in seasons. The weather is sure to get warmer which means your palate will be looking for something to complement it. I was recently part of a #virtualtasting on Twitter where I got to pair the…

Winter wines for 2018

If you’re in the southern hemisphere, you can already feel that it’s getting darker earlier and it’s darker in the mornings. We’re clearly entering winter which means your drink preference should change too. This past summer was one of the hottest ever. I spent most of days drinking semi sweet white wine and throwing in…

A guide to champagne glasses

So we just missed champagne day and I have posted so much about wine glasses that I realised that I never posted anything about champagne flutes. As an fyi, you know all the sparkling wine and mcc produced anywhere else but in Champagne in France cannot be called champagne and since like a million wine…