Post is by guest writer Anthony Lee A few kilometres from the centre of Adelaide, as the land starts to rise into the hills, lies the core of the Penfolds’ operation. This is where it all started and where today a modern visitor centre stands alongside the old buildings where Penfolds’ signature wine – The…
Bartinney Private Cellar is set on the slopes of the Botmaskop overlooking the Banhoek Valley in Stellenbosch. It was established in 1912, and has been in the Jordaan family since 1953. Today, Rose and Michael Jordaan tend the 28-hectare farm where old vines are planted to a height of 550m above sea level and with…
We checked out of Portswood Hotel after breakfast to drive to Riebeek Kasteel in Swartland, 50 kilometres north of Cape Town, to taste at Mullineux. Before leaving Cape Town, a visit was made at the bustling Food Market a few blocks from the hotel. Before reaching the Mullineux Farm, a brief stop was made at…
We devoted the morning to visiting with a guide a number of Uthando Projects in Cape Town. Uthando (Love) South Africa is a Fair Trade Tourism organization creating a link between tourism and community development projects in Cape Town’s townships. They aim to uplift and inspire the local communities through projects that focus on music, dance,…
The vast Constantia estate was established in a sheltered valley with decomposed granite soils and facing False Bay by Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape, in 1685. Muscat grapes were planted and winemaking started in 1692. After Van der Stel’s death in 1712, Constantia was divided into three Bergvliet, Groot Constantia…
On the third day of the Harrogate Medical Winer Society’s 2023 tour of South Africa, we tasted at Waterkloof and had lunch at Chorus Restaurant at the winery. The visit was arranged by Waterkloof’s Louis Boutinot Paul Boutinot took over the 100 ha. farm in October 2003. Vineyards cover 53 ha. and the rest is…
In October 2023, six of us, all members of the Harrogate Medical Wine Society, spent just under three weeks in South Africa sightseeing in Cape Town, tasting wine in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, watching wildlife in the Kruger and relaxing in Dullstroom in the Panorama Route. This is how it went. On Day 1, Sunday…
After the tasting at Lacerta, we drove to the stunningly beautiful Peleș Castle in the quaint little town of Sinaia, 80 miles from Bucharest, at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains in Southern Romania The road to Sinaia runs through charming little villages and endless fields of wheat and rapeseed. White painted churches with golden…
Lacerta has 82 ha of immaculately kept vineyards. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Rheinriesling, Muscat Ottonel and Chardonnay are cultivated in addition to indigenous grape varieties such as Feteasca Neagra and Feteasca Alba. The winery gets its name from the green lizard that lives in the vineyards. Fateasca Alba produces…
Bucharest is one of the cheapest capital cities in Europe and eating out is inexpensive. Romanians often eat Mămăligă, the precursor of polenta, served on its own or as an accompaniment. Pork is the main meat used in Romanian cuisine. The top traditional Romanian dishes are Sarmale (stuffed cabbage), Cirobă de Burtă (tripe soup), Mici…
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