Well I was reading a nice blog about Gastro Porn by Edo Heyns posted on http://www.wineland.co.za/blog/2012/01/30/gastro-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 Edo says ”Gastro Porn” is a term used to describe photos of fancy food that are dominating cyberspace. It made me think about what he was getting at. To put this in context, as I also like to take photographs of [...]

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South African Wine | wine news | Cape Winemakers Guild Protégés make their own wines.

The Hydrodynamics of Wine Swirling

Winetech scan newsletter issue #49                          JANUARY 2012 Originally posted by Winetech – Newsletter Issue #49 – January 2012 In wine tasting, swirling of the glass is necessary to release the bouquet and is usually obtained by a gentle circular (orbital) movement. The wave generated by this movement propagates along the glass wall and enhances [...]

The Secret of Whole Bunch Pressing for Cap Classique

I am convinced that gentle handling of the grapes and then whole bunch pressing of the grapes to produce base wines for Cap Classique is the crucial catalyst in producing Cap Classique with an even a finer bubble….. watch this video and see the difference bewtween quality and press fractions. This makes the process of [...]

Looking at base wine during fermentation

During fermentation it is extremely crucial taht we know how well our yeasts are doing. It gives us the opportunity to be pro-active and we can start to form some ideas of how these individual base wines develop and where they will eventually end upin – in which of our Cap Classiques. Notice that colour is never [...]

The Journey of the Whole Bunch Chardonnay Grape

A facinating journey of the Chardonnay grape from been picked until it is in juice form. Harvest 2012 at Graham Beck in Robertson. Part of the picking for Chardonnay for our range of Cap Classique base wines.

Harvest News II

    A Beautiful sight – Monday morning and we are thinking CHARDONNAY! Brilliant fruit great ripeness and ideal for our Blanc de Blancs base wine Cap Classique at Graham Beck Robertson! Very happy that the weather has turned,  as I know it is pouring elsewhere this morning, we are fortunte to go flat out today. The [...]

Harvest 2012 – News I

                                                                                        Graham Beck Wines Harvest 2012 – News I This is the first bit of news from the ‘dream team’ in Robertson. Most of you know by now that harvest 2012 started on Thursday 12th January. It is approximately a week later than last year. Very challenging weather that we have experience since we [...]

The Influence of Dosage and Cellaring Potential

RE: dosage and cellaring potential? Question possed by the International Guild of Sommeliers Replied by Tom Stevenson Kindly shared by Miguel Chan, South Arfica “Patrick asked me to “wade in”, so here I am. First, I’ll comment on Pamela’s post: “I’ve tasted plenty of 10 year old non-dosage champagnes that taste wonderfully.” Good points, but [...]

Under-Promise. Over-Deliver. And Your Brand’s Fans Will Talk

BY Martin LindstromTue Jan 10, 2012 It’s when companies under-promise and over-deliver that people experience memorable moments that will affect their habits for a lifetime. In a small restaurant in Shinjiku, a suburb of Tokyo, I ordered sake. First, the waitress placed a small wooden box in front of me. Then she arrived with a [...]