Groot Constantia Chardonnay 2018, Dianne Bibby’s ‘My Perfect Pickled Fish’ is a great partner…

Groot Constantia Chardonnay 2018, follows in the footsteps of its Award Winning predecessors, a great expression of this fine grape by Boela Gerber...

Delaire Graff Estate Banghoek Reserve Chardonnay 2018 meets Lizet Hartley’s Pork Chops with Mushrooms & Cider Cream Sauce…

Delaire Graff Estate Banghoek Reserve Chardonnay 2018, made by Award winning Winemaker Morné Vrey from grapes picked off the Botmaskop slopes...

May 19th, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , Chardonnay, Delaire Graff Banghoek Reserve Chardonnay, , Lizet Hartley, Morné Vrey, , |
Read More

Robertson Constitution Road Flagships offer great pleasure…

Robertson Constitution Road Flagship Constitution Road, Chardonnay and Shiraz are the jewels in the Robertson Winery Crown...

May 16th, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , Chardonnay, Constitution Road Wines, Robertson Wines, , , South African Shiraz, |
Read More

Crush – 100 South African Wines to drink now, #6, Pasarene Chardonnay 2016…

100 South African Wines to drink now, #6, The Pasarene Chardonnay 2016 was a happy experience for me, meeting Martin Smith, Owner, and tasting his wines with him...

April 23rd, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , Franschhoek, Martin Smith, Pasarene Winery, , |
Read More

Wine Menu’s Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Festival back in Johannesburg in May…

Wine Menu's Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Festival is back at The Killarney Country Club's Crystal Room, May 30th from 18h00...

April 18th, 2019|Categories: Michael's Writings|Tags: Chardonnay, Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Festival, Corlien Morris, Killarney Country Club, Pinot Noir, , , , Wine Menu|
Read More

Flagstone Two Roads Chardonnay 2016, brave enough to face up to Ina Paarman’s Chipolata Ovenbake with Chargrilled Shallots…

One of Gerhard Swart's gems, the Flagstone Two Roads Chardonnay 2016 packs a great punch in aroma and flavour and can match hearty foods...

April 5th, 2019|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: Flagstone Wine, , Ina Paarman, , |
Read More

Delaire Graff Banghoek Reserve Chardonnay 2017, lovely start to a meal with Carey Boucher Erasmus’s Chicken Liver Parfait, Spiced Cranberry Compote & Brioche…

Made from the Estate's own grapes, picked at different times to add complexity, the Delaire Graff Banghoek Reserve Chardonnay 2017...

De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2017, perfect match with Nadia Graves’s Oven Baked Fish with a Chorizo Crumble…

With grapes sourced from the Graaff family farms high on the Witzenberg Mountains in Ceres, Charles Hopkins makes this sublime De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2017.

De Wetshof Bateleur Chardonnay 2016 perfect with Vicki de Beer’s Roasted Chicken Stroganoff…

The De Wet family of De Wetshof Estate in Robertson are third generation Chardonnay specialists. There are already two grandchildren who may take up the reins in future. De Wetshof Bateleur Chardonnay 2016 is the flagship...

July 4th, 2018|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , , Robertson, , , Stroganoff, |
Read More

De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2016, best served with Ina Paarman’s Lemon Chicken for a crowd – 09.02.2018

The grapes from a tiny, cool, wine appellation in the Witzenberg in Ceres are used to make the De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2016, best served with Ina Paarman’s Lemon Chicken for a crowd.

February 10th, 2018|Categories: wine of the day|Tags: , Chardonnay, , , Ina Paarman, , South African Wines|
Read More