I am a 20-something wine-lover that lives in Cape Town, South Africa. I manage a small Wine Brokerage firm that imports and stores fine wines. My spare time is split between the appreciation of fine wine and food, travelling and wine studies. I am also an avid cyclist, both off […]
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Storing And Caring For Wine
Over the years, wine consumption has become increasingly popular. With more and more money going into wine both as an investment and for later consumption, many people wonder how they can properly store their wine and take care of it at the same time. How you store your wine is […]
April 2010 Review
Our visit to F.E Trimbach in Ribeauville began with a visit through the winery and its extensive cellars which was conducted by Jean Trimbach, who is the marketing director. I had met Jean before in Dublin at a tasting of Trimbach’s portfolio of wines organised by the Wine Board of […]
2009 April | Wine Guru
Over a month without a post! It’s been a rough few weeks with little wine appreciation and chronic sinusitis … It all started off with the Cape Epic www.cape-epic.com . The longest and toughest staged mountain bike race in the world; 8 days, 800km and 16km of vertical climbing. In […]
2009 February | Wine Guru
GS 1966My first post on WineGuru! With delight I start by commenting on a wine dinner with friends at Balthazar, a great steak house and seafood restaurant at the Waterfront. Proprietor Jonathan Steyn kindly provided the venue (and food) to embellish our passion of drinking and talking about fine wine. More […]