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De Grendel Viognier 2020, perfect with Ian Bergh’s Gnocchi or Risotto on the De Grendel Restaurant menu, or a Butter Roasted Organic Chicken at home…

De Grendel Viognier 2020, do try it, Viognier is not as well known as I would like it to be, this one is sublime...

January 18th, 2021|Categories: podcasts, wine of the day|Tags: Charles Hopkins, De Grendel Restaurant, De Grendel Viognier, De Grendel Wine Estate, De Grendel Wines, Ian Bergh, Kudzai Mwerenga, Viognier|
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De Grendel Viognier 2019, a ZA Confidential podcast…

De Grendel Viognier 2019, a delicious white from Charles Hopkins, if you have not tried a Viognier before, this is the one to go for...

February 25th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Chris Hart, De Grendel Viognier, De Grendel Wine Estate, De Grendel Wines, Jeremy Sampson, John Fraser, Mike Schussler, ZA Confidential|
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De Grendel Viognier 2019, so good with a Tomato Kiri Cream Cheese Crostata…

The sublime De Grendel Viognier 2019, aromatic, great fruit, dry and quite an experience if you have not tasted Viognier before...

January 9th, 2020|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Charles Hopkins, De Grendel Viognier, De Grendel Wine Estate, De Grendel Wines, Durbanville, Durbanville Wine, Errieda du Toit, Lizet Hartley, Viognier|
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fav-57 As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.
A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

Michael continues to be prolific, informative and entertaining on his wine and food website, michaelolivier.co.za

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