by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 Chenin Blancs from Spier Wine Farm to Celebrate Drink Chenin Day
I have two more South African Chenin Blanc for you to celebrate Drink Chenin Day on June 17. Both wines are from the Spier Wine Farm in the Stellenbosch region. The Spier Signature Chenin Blanc 2021 is unoaked and probably…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Wine Destination Travel Bucket List
Wanderlust. We must all have it after staying in our homes for the past two years due to COVID. Maybe venturing out to a nearby city or town within a day’s driving distance, but not getting on an airplane and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Signature Grapes from South Africa via Ken Forrester and Kanonkop Wineries
Today I have wines from the two signature grapes of South Africa; Chenin Blanc and Pinotage. Chenin Blanc hailing from France but has flourished in South Africa. Pinotage, a red grape, was created in South Africa in the early 1920s,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on An Intro to South African Wines
You may say that 1990 was when South African wine came on the international scene. That is the year that Nelson Mandela was released and sanctions against South Africa were subsequently lifted. Before that time South African wines were made…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated White and Sparkling Wines for 2018
I tasted through many years this year through Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases. I rate all the wines I taste from 1 to 5 stars. Fortunately,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on South Africa’s Ken Forrester Shows Off Chenin Blanc to the World
Ken Forrester and his wife started their winery together with their young family; Buying a large 38 ha plot of land in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa, and working with farmers over 90 ha of scattered parcels. Ken wanted…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on BCLDB’s Summertime South African Wine Feature Includes Free Consumer Tasting
South African wines are well-known for going great with food. The wines are a mix of the Old World and the New World styles. Fruit forward, yet still restrained, plus enough structure and acidity to give you wines elegance. If…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Flat Roof Manor Pinot Grigio 2012 – My Notes
Last September I was first introduced to the wines of Flat Roof Manor, a winery located in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. At that time I wrote about their Flat Roof Manor Malbec. Their wines are priced very aggressively and…