Tag: Two Oceans

Wines come in all categories from inexpensive to ultra-expensive, with associated levels of quality.  But there are exceptions, such as when a wine delivers higher quality than the price point.  Have you ever tried wines from South Africa?  South Africa has been producing wines longer than some Old World wineries yet is viewed as New World, like Canada, the USA…

Have you ever read the winemaker’s notes that is sometimes on the back label of a wine bottle or from the winery’s website then try to see if you can pick up the same aromas and flavours?  Or even more challenging, to taste the wine first on your own; making your own notes, then reading what the winemaker says about…

South Africa is a country that has a long history of wine making, yet is not viewed as Old World.  It produces more fruit forward wines than the Old World, but more restrained than the New World, so it is also not viewed as New World either.  It straddles both worlds, and I think that it does have an advantage….

Two Oceans is a wine label from South Africa, but as well it describes where the Indian and Atlantic oceans fuse off the southern coast of Africa.  The Cape’s coastal region is a temperate climate with maritime breezes from both oceans moderating the heat in the day and lowering the temperature at night, allowing the grapes to ripen slowly and…