RED WINE, ENJOYED WITH LUNCH OF A SUNNY SUMMER’S DAY MIGHT SEEM QUITE HARDCORE. BUT WHEN CHILLED AND MADE FROM CINSAUT OR GRENACHE, IT IS QUITE DELICIOUS.
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LET’S GET FIZZICAL
THE QUESTION “WHAT DO CREMANT, MOUSSEUX AND PROSECCO HAVE IN COMMON? WOULD BE A GREAT ONE FOR TRIVIA NIGHT IN YOUR LOCAL PUB, WRITES FIONA MCDONALD. THE ANSWER CAN BE GLEANED FROM THE STORY BELOW.
THE POPULARITY OF PINK
WHY ROSÉ WINE IS ON EVERYONE’S LIPS IS A QUESTION WHICH FORMER YOUNG WINE WRITER OF THE YEAR, TSHEPANG MOLISANA WANTED ANSWERED. HERE IS WHAT SHE FOUND IN HER RESEARCH.
MISSION IN LIFE
MISSIONARIES HELPED SPREAD WINE TO THE WORLD, CLIFFORD ROBERTS GOES IN SEARCH OF THEM IN SOUTH AFRICA. VITICULTURE IN BURGUNDY IS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK OF BENEDICTINE MONKS.
DECODING THE LABEL
A PICTURE IS SAID TO BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS BUT THE AVERAGE WINE LABEL CAN TELL YOU SO MUCH MORE THAT WHERE IT WAS PRODUCED AND WHAT GRAPES WERE USED.
BEST OF THE BEST
WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME COMES PERSPECTIVE. CHEERS EDITOR FIONA MCDONALD HAS HAD TIME DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN TO REFLECT ON THE STRIDES MADE BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDUSTRY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.