Stellenbosch

Today Gary talks about four wines from an underatted region, South Africa. He reviews wines from the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. A new QOD and a new feature for you at the end. Watch for it!

2004 de Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch, South Africa Hello everyone! Here is my second video blog to date. Work has been winding down, but still quite busy. I also have been away for a long weekend wedding out of town and prepping for our trip to FRANCE! Lisa and I will be there for 2 weeks traveling for about 5 days each to Provence, Bordeaux and then Paris. I will be taking lots of video and pictures so I should have some good stuff to post once I get back and settle into the summer. Cheers! -Tom

Geesbouer and his friend Columbi on an unknown wild adventure…..what are they up to…….see and find out….whabba!!!

In this episode of Cape Ardor Wine Files, Eric of Cape Ardor – South African Wine Specialists reviews Dornier Donatus Red from Stellenbosch. www.cape-ardor.com.

Nestled in the slopes of the Simonsberg mountains in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is Kanonkop Winery. The winery is a fourth generation family business started by Johann Krige’s great grandfather. While Stellenbosch is known as the leading red wine region of South Africa, the region is extremely diverse with different soils and microclimates. The higher slopes are said to be better suited to the production of white wines and the lower slopes to red wines. Johann Krige explains that in the past, Kanonkop produced a great range of wines but that today they focus on red wines since the microclimate of their location lends itself better to these. Their wines of choice are Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinotage, a South African wine which Johann describes as similar to Pinot Noir but with earthy and farmyard tones. What makes Kanonkop’s award-winning wines uniquely South African? According to Johann Krige, it’s the taste of the sun in the smoky, warmer feel they give off.

Oom Kassie is terug uit die dood en tannie Lettie en tannie Salie is geweldig geïntreseerd in oom Kassie. Sal hy dit ooit agterkom?

With the first load of grapes of the season coming into the cellar, winemaker Gary Jorday takes us through the process of getting them into the tanks…

07h30: Gary Jordan takes us to one the most scenic vineyards at Jordan as his father Ted brings in the sauvignon blanc with the machine harvester.

Gary Jordan takes us through some of the tasks needed to be completed prior to the start of the harvest.

The Dutch reformed Church of Stellenbosch is one of the oldest in the country. For more than 300 years the historic mother church has been a landmark of this university town. Most of the apartheid era prime ministers were educated at Stellenbosch University and as students attended church here. It was therefore no ordinary happening when the Stellenbosch circuit of the Dutch Reformed church made a public confession at this week’s Truth Commission’s hearings in Paarl.