I feel like I lost myself a little. I started this blog because 1: I love wine, 2: I love talking about wine. Yes, here and there I have added recipes and talked about other adventures, but my sole reason was my love of wine. I have lost a little of that passion throughout the…
Tag: white wine
Wine in the Drakensberg
Winterton Gem in the Drakenberg, Cathedral Peak
THE WINE & FOOD TOURISM AWARDS @winefoodconf
The annual Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, currently in its fourth year and known as the Wine & Food Tourism Conference from 2019, introduces the Wine & Food Tourism Awards. “The aim of this new awards platform is to recognise those individuals and teams who have made exceptional contributions to the development and promotion of the…
#WineBattle: What’s the best white wine?
The battle is on. We’re entering the warmer months in the southern hemisphere so I like to change it up a notch. Trading in your coat for a bikini and your boots for sandals was the first step so now we’re going to trade our reds for our whites. Gone are the days of mulled…
Chenin Blanc for the win! #WineSnob
Chenin Blanc has had a reputation for being ‘that other white wine’. It’s not as known and loved as Sauvignon Blanc, and it doesn’t have the swagger of Chardonnay. But I have seen the change and I like it! Thanks to the growth of this special white grape right here in South Africa, Chenin Blanc…
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…
What are sulfites in wine?
I once had a boss who asked me to recommend a great bottle of wine for him and his wife. When I asked if they are typically red or white lovers, he said that he loves his whites but his doctor said there’s too much sulfites in white wine so he should be drinking red…
#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.
The Wine Decanting Myth
Let’s first start with the definition of decant, which Google so amazingly laid out: Why do we need to decant? Not every wine needs decanting. Many of us associate decanting with older vintage port wines or aged Bordeaux – wines that throw off a lot of sediment as they age. Decanting separates the wine from…
Its Lady Vera 