The wine region of Cape South Coast is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alheit Vineyards or the Domaine Lismore produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape South Coast are Chardonnay, Merlot and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape South Coast often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, black currant or honey and sometimes also flavors of cedar, oil or black fruit.
In the mouth of Cape South Coast is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 35 estates and châteaux in the of Cape South Coast, producing 48 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cape South Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish.
Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.
white wines from the region of Cape South Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, lamb tagine with prunes or fish with cream sauce.
On the nose in the region of Cape South Coast often reveals types of flavors of cream, nectarine or lime zest and sometimes also flavors of lychee, chalk or quince. In the mouth in the region of Cape South Coast is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...
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Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...
