Our wine just gets better
Overall a very even result, many classes with at least two golds, impossible to resist the view that the whole game has lifted – that is how Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show chairman Michael Fridjhon summarised the results at the judges’ feedback session at The Grande Roche Hotel on Paarl last week.
Bolander spoke to Mr Fridjhon after the formal feedback session with the nine-strong judging panel, consisting of six local and three international judges, all highly respected in wine judging circles.
The judges commented positively on the quality of the 1 023 entries – fractionally down on last year’s 1 059 and slightly up on 1 014 from 2010 – particularly the chardonnay class, in which an unprecedented five gold medals were awarded, the much-improved Bordeaux-style blend class, the chenin blanc class, and the sauvignon blanc class.
“Niche varietals did not perform well. I would have liked some of the niche classes to achieve more prominence, such as riesling, where two gold medal were awarded last year. You would have expected there to be another winner (riesling), a 2010 out there, but perhaps they are just slow developers.
The same goes for malbec and cabernet franc. We grow very good cabernet franc here. Why aren’t we seeing a gold medal for it? Well, possibly they are not being entered, or it’s being blended away into the visibly improved Bordeaux blends,” commented Mr Fridjhon.
By Norman McFarlane 18 May 2012 Read Article
Property Selection | May 9th 2012
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By Bolander Property Guide 09 May 2012 Read Article
Severing a rental contract via SMS
is week, the Property Poser panel deals with a rental issue from a reader whose landlord sent her an SMS instructing her to vacate his property by the end of the month. She admits that, since her husband has been retrenched, they have been in arrears with the rental.
By Lucille Geldenhuys and Schalk van der Merwe 18 May 2012 Read Article
Seared chicken breast in spicy tomato basil sauce
Here’s one that emerged after a sumptuous chef’s table at Terroir Restaurant on Kleine Zalze Estate last Tuesday. This is not a recipe which I nicked from Terroir’s exec chef Michael Broughton. Having eaten a magnificent lunch, I was less than keen to devote too much time to cooking dinner, but Mrs M had worked a full day and was ravenous, so I had to pull something out of the hat.
By Norman McFarlane 18 May 2012 Read Article
Organic bliss at Lazano
Watching a justifiably chuffed Jo Lazarus conducting a tasting tour of his organic vineyards, and then, along with 40 other animated visitors, enjoying the sublime provenance of their lovely little farm on the outskirts of Wellington (a delectable organic alfresco lunch prepared by wife Candice, paired with award-winning wines),
By Orielle Berry 04 May 2012 Read Article
Het Helderberg ’n muis gebaar, of is dit ’n olifant?
In die Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa onder “Jamestown” word drie verskillende dorpe met hierdie naam genoem – een in Aliwal-Noord en een in Gauteng (’n voormalige delwersdorp in die Barberton distrik).
By Francois Verster 18 May 2012 Read Article
Our crumbling police service
Allegations against senior management of SAPS; Allegations of renditions against the Hawks in Gauteng; Allegations on (sic) murders and tortures by the Hawks team in Cato Manor; Allegations on (on) Crime Intelligence and Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli; Current investigations into the Crime Intelligence division; Public spats by senior management of SAPS.By Norman McFarlane 18 May 2012 Read Article
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