Tastes of South Africa
Le Bonheur, cabernet-sauvignon **** smooth, full bodied, plum and earthy tastes – well worth the price paid!
Hill & Dale, Dry Merlot Rose ** a dry rose, faky aromatic experience of strawberries and cassis, well-appreciated by non-rose drinkers (Jill)
Savannah, shiraz * drinkable, fruity, tangy, (too tangy – etwas saur for the germans), cute label
Porcupine Ridge, cabernet-sauvignon ** very earthy, masculine wine, “typical” cab twang and aftertaste. Okay, not our fave.
Major’s Hill, Pinotage 2004 *** young, fruity wine, hints of banana and smoky bouillon, lovely long okay finish (plagiarized)
Wolvendrift, cab-merlot 2004 *** easy drinking wine, wooded fruity blend
Goedverwacht, Shiraz 2004 *** elegantly structured wine, smoky dark cherry pepper flavoers combined with mild tannins
Kumanani, Stellenboesch, Shiraz **** wonderful smooth, full bodied shiraz
Fairview, Zinfandel 2002 *** very nice, full wine, dark berries and fruits
Pongratz, Champagne *** rich golden color, luxurious fruity taste with nice oaky finish
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jillyray
That is awesome! i was thinking while in the car other day about your trip and how it coud be turned into a reality show (what other lofty goal could there be?). And it jumped into my head that it could be a Discovery/Food Network joint venture that has the three of you all kinds of worldy advenutres, but taking 15-20min per episode to do some wine local critiquing. Now all you need is a sponsor…..
Did you EAT anything?
It is now 8:30am Tuesday morning. The note on our Jill itinerary says “JC Back” in her handwriting. Needless to say we have not set eyes on our world traveler. We sure hope she remembers how to get here. I think she is probably eyeing the singing bridge for a little early morning bungy jumping. Adrenaline junky!!
Eat anything? with all that good wine, why bother? 🙂 No, really – of course we did. Didn’t actually manage to try anything exceptional (lots of good braai, etc) though and so decided to focus on the more memorable (or memory-depleting) parts of the gastronomical experience; might not remember later, you know! We will add a link or 2 of favorite restaurant(s) though.