#Wine - 21 posts

Thorsten and I spent a weekend in Greyton, a small town less than two hours from Cape Town, and also made a brief wine-tasting stop in Malgas.

I did a lot of wine tasting at the Noble Vice fest in Stellenbosch. I tried to do it intelligently...Did I succeed?

I attended the one-day "Uncorked One" course at the Wine School in Houghton. I am now a Wine Guru and feel a lot less like an idiot when writing about wine.

After spending two days at the beach in Plettenberg Bay, we took a quick drive over the Outeniqua Pass to spend two days in the desert in Oudtshoorn.

The Swartland a rural agricultural area 50 kilometers north of Cape Town. I spent about a week there and here are eight of the best moments from my visit.

Winemaking is an art, and like many art forms it often attracts unusual practitioners. The Swartland attracts more than its fair share of quirky winemakers.

Hermanus is known as a whale-watching town. But aside from that, Hermanus and its surrounds is one of the most beautiful places in South Africa.

My mom and I spent two days in the Robertson Wine Valley -- tasting wine, eating food, and soaking up the lovely small-town atmosphere.

Joburg now has its own winery open for tastings: Gerakaris Family Winery in Craighall Park. And the wine is fantastic. Go try it before the hordes descend.

A quick review of my birthday evening at the Clico Boutique Hotel, including their six-course tasting menu and a night at the hotel.

It came as no surprise to me that Stellenbosch is the wine capital of South Africa. But there's a lot more to drinking wine than just...drinking wine.

Stellenbosch may be the wine capital of South Africa, but there is plenty to do in Stellenbosch for non-wine-drinkers, too.