By Rob Pickard
The majority of wines we drink here in the UK endure a fair old journey to get from the vineyard to glass. However, a few of Bibendum’s wines are going the extra mile before they are opened and enjoyed.
Their extraordinary journey takes them aboard the Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross as it sets sail on a 9 month journey to the …
By Rob Pickard
Commitments to environmental and ethical issues have come to the forefront of business strategy over the last few years, with Corporate Social Responsibility a key area for company investment. Whether you feel these issues are important in the wine industry, or indeed whether eco-friendly wine production would influence the average consumer’s next wine purchase – many wine producers around the world believe in its …
By Denise Medrano, http://winesleuth.wordpress.com
SAAM Koopmanskraal Shiraz
Bisol Prosecco and Eatlikeagirl ran a competition not long ago to find the best Prosecco and food pairing. I entered but sadly didn’t even make the final (hey, I’m a wine blogger not a chef). Food Urchin won with his dish of Warm Winter Salad with Pheasant. Now, you’re probably wondering why …
By Callie Coetzee, Viticulturist at SAAM
Growing conditions
We had a great winter with an above average rainfall in our area. The rain came almost every second week and continued until the middle of November 2009.
From the middle of November until we started to harvest, we had little or no rain. These conditions are great for healthy ripening of our grapes.
Our harvest started …
By Aurore de Tapol
Last night I was at the Ubuhle Beads Exhibition in Highgate, sponsored by SAAM Mountain.
Ubuhle means “beautiful” in Zulu and this charity was established in 2000 with the objective to create an African Design Village at Little Farm in Kwazulu-Natal.
It all started when Ntombephi Ntombela was doing beadwork which was being sold on the Durban beach front. Soon, Ntombephi and her friend Bev …
I spent some of last night trying to think up a name for a handyman service. Turns out ‘Jack of all Trades’ is still available, but as everyone wants to be a Master eventually I suppose that isn’t too surprising. ‘Lawn in Order’ has sadly been taken – dang that’s good! My final plea was for ‘Blood, Sweat and Beers’ but this was knocked back…people are no fun. This preamble just leads me into this …
Last Friday saw the great and the good of the world of funny descend on the BBC Television Centre for a night of Red Nose Red and White, finger food, minor celeb-spotting and plenty of laughs. After getting our badges and heading through security we were ushered through labyrinthine corridors, past endless offices and canteens, and into a lift. You could see the attendent sizing us up. “Are …
