WINE - CATCHPOLE & CO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2011

So we opened the first bottle last night......and then we opened a second. Really smooth! Very happy with this purchase. 2 down 4 to go, but we'll savor the last 4 bottles for "sharing". For a full review on this wine go to my previous entry here: http://mrooswine.blogspot.com/2015/06/wine-catchpole-co-cabernet-sauvignon.html

Putting in overtime

So I'm putting in some overtime hours at home and this message pops up . . . . .

Ok, ok that's not exactly what it said but just the though that this could have 

been the message is good enough reason to logoff and uncork!

WINE - CATCHPOLE & CO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2011

It's Father's Day and time for gifts.

Special wine personally ordered from the Cape.

From Froggit & Vonkel (Stellenbosch) to be exact. 

6 Bottles specially for Frank.

Wine Servings

These are not very good quality images but you'll get the idea.

 

If looks could kill

It's Friday..........it's wine time! I aimed for the bottle of Meerlust Rubicon 1996, but when I saw the look on hubby's face I realized I would have to settle for the Robertson Cabernet 2013.
Here's to you and your weekend, may it be a spectacular one!

Friday

WINE - VARIOUS

So tonight we may have gone a little overboard. But when you're spending time with
good neighbours and good friends,
times are always good and it calls for good wine. Even if it is more than one bottle.
Anyway......whose counting......!

An empty bottle of stories

WINE - ROODEBERG 2012

So I have a day's leave, doing the "home executive" stint. Washing, cleaning, cooking. Not cut out for this, but hey at the end of the day I can enjoy a good chicken curry and a great bottle of wine.
My dear neighbour, Bev, popped in to say hi and we decided it would be a good time to pop a cork. The cork of none other than a 2012 Roodeberg. Show's you that anytime is a good time for a good bottle of red wine......and a packet of Pop Shots Sweet Chilli.

WINE - SIJNN SYRAH 2011 & SIJNN ROSE 2011

Yet another cozy winter's evening spent in the company of good friends, good wine, good conversation and a fabulous wine. A friend of our's brought along a bottle of red wine. One that I'd not heard of before, neither have I seen it on our local shelves. Definitely a wine I will make an effort to find. No doubt that this will make a perfect addition to our already growing wine collection.

The Red was not the only wine she brought along. She also brought along a Sijnn Rose 2011. I'm not a huge fan of Rose but for those of you that are this is definitely one for your collection.

Do yourself a favour and go visit the Sijnn website. Just to wet your appetite a bit, here is a little information on the vineyard that produces these two fabulous selections.

An exciting new vineyard between the tiny hamlet of Malgas and Cape Infanta at the mouth of the Breede River called Sijnn, by the original Khoisan inhabitants. Perched on a plateau of slate and rolled stones, about 15km from the southern oceans of Africa. At this stage there are no other vineyards within a 40km radius, the closest being those inland around Swellendam and alont the coat of Elim. 

WINE - THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF FRANSCHOEK

Hubby working late, kids in their rooms studying for exams . . . .  I'm only the lonely. But hey . . . drinking several glasses of wine alone isn't depressing. . . . . it's ROMANTIC!

A glass for every wine

How long will it last

A matter of taste

Finally if you want to taste further wines, best to spit the sample out and clean your mouth with some water to neutralise your palate.

Wine terms for dummies

Aroma or bouquet: The smell of a wine; bouquet applies particularly to the aroma of older wines. Some aromas associated with wines include fruits, herbs flowers, earth, grass, tobacco butterscotch, toast, vanilla, mocha and chocolate.

Body: The apparent weight of a wine in your mouth, which is usually attributable principally to a wine's alcohol. You can classify a wine as light-bodied, medium-bodied or full-bodied.

Crisp: A wine with refreshing acidity. Acidity is more of a taste factor in white wines than in reds. White wines with a high amount of acidity feel crisp.

Dry: In "winespeak", dry is the opposite of sweet. You can classify thew wine you're tasting as either dry, off-dry (in other words somewhat sweet or semi-sweet) or sweet.

Finish: The impression a wine leaves in the back of your mouth and in your throat as you swallow if (an aftertaste) In a good wine, you can still perceive the wine's flavor, such as fruitiness or spiciness, at that point.

Flavor intensity: How strong or weak a wine's flavors are. Flavor intensity is a major factor in pairing wine with food and it also helps determine how much you like a wine.

Oaky: a wine that has oak flavors (smoky, toasty), often resulting from storage in oak barrels either during or after fermentation.

Soft: A wine that has a smooth rather than crisp "mouthfeel". Soft wines typically have a low amount of acidity.

Tannic: a red wine that is firm and leaves the mouth feeling dry. Tannin's can taste bitter, but some tannin's in wines are less bitter than others. Depending on the amount and nature of its tannin, you can describe a red wine as astringent, firm, or soft.

Know your colours know your age

Dinner time

WINE - FRANSCHOEK CELLAR THE OLD MUSEUM MERLOT

Spent a great evening with dear friends not so much to celebrate as it was to bid farewell. Yet another family immigrating to NZ. Cheers pub and restaurant in Pierre van Ryneveld, a fitting venue for goodbyes. The menu great the wine list not so much. Not a fan of a Merlot but it it's a choice between beer and Merlot.......Merlot wins hands down. Anyway.....any wine shared with friends is a good wine!

Time to be a hero

99% chance of wine

It's cold and wet in the Cape and the cold temperatures are pushing towards Gauteng. 

So what better way to warm up than a good bottle of red wine!