michael’s writings
August news from Spier Wine Farm in the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation…
August news from Spier, an Exhibition of Artworks from the Spier Collection, and Spier receives World First in Vegan Certification...
Zevenwacht Shiraz 2017, red, rich and sublime and excellent with my Waterblommetjiebredie…
Zevenwacht Shiraz 2017 is made from grapes which grow on the first Bottelary Hills north of False Bay, the source of cooling breezes in Summer...
Waterblommetjiebredie, a real Cape tradition in the late winter…
Waterblommetjiebredie is cooked in the Cape in a lovely lamb bredie, they are perfect for picking at exactly at the time we need hearty food...
Altydgedacht Barbera 2015, a fine Durbanville wine by Etienne Louw, the Estate’s Winemaker, a ZA Confidential podcast…
Altydgedacht Barbera 2015, a child of an excellent vintage, one of the classics from Altydgeacht Wine Estate in the Durbanville Wine Appellation...
Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve 2016, good at supper with Alida Ryder’s Chicken Fried Steak…
Groot Constantia Goeverneur’s Reserve 2016, Boela Gerber's tribute to the first owner of Groot Costantia, Governor Simon van der Stel...
Oldenburg Vineyards Chardonnay 2018, so good with Christine Capendale’s Mediterranean Pan Fried Chicken…
Oldenburg Vineyards Chardonnay 2018, a fabulous expression of the terroir that is Oldenburg Vineyards, cool, high, in the Banghoek Valley...
