In MENU This Issue - Investec Trophy Tasting, V&A Winter Wine, Fyn lunch, Upcoming tastings

In this issue we show you three wine tastings we enjoyed, two pretty serious, the other aimed at having fun, South Africa’s most highly rated restaurant and three great wine tasting events to salivate over. Enjoy, we did!

The 2024 Investec Trophy public tasting at the CTICC in Cape Town

The Investec Trophy Wine Show is one of the best opportunities we have to taste some of the best wines from South Africa. There is a very large number of wines to taste and it pays to try and be selective, although one always has some favourite producers who may not have won a Gold or a Trophy, but have nevertheless consistently made superb wines and one will always stop for a chat and a taste. See the wines and winemakers here…

Time Out Market Winter Wine at the V&A Waterfront

We were invited to this event and had no idea what we were in for. It was some of the best fun tasting wine we have ever had. Cheers! There will not be many, if any, wine descriptions as Lynne was on medication and could not taste a thing that day. So sad, as there was great wine available to taste. However, they had a game of wine Bingo going on and you had to ask questions of the wine pourers to get a sticker and fill up your sheet. It was hilarious. Read on…

Winter Special lunch at Fyn

We love good food; it is a passion, so we follow all the top restaurants on social media. Reading their menus is a guilty pleasure, and we admire the awards they garner, if we think they deserve them! We also find following food trends interesting. We have a background in food having run a successful business selling unusual ingredients and fine wine and Lynne is a passionate cook who has a very wide repertoire. However, life on a pension does not make for regular visits, so we have respect for top restaurants who offer winter specials for the locals each year. This means we can at least sample one or two of our favourites. Read on…

Three exciting wine tasting opportunities to look forward to

We have three of the year's best wine tasting opportunities to attend in the very near future. It would be good to see you at them. Caroline's Wine Reviews feature her pick of the best wines in their categories. Each producer brings the wine Caroline picks as their best. Simonsig’s Vintage Village offers a two week opportunity to taste their Vinoteque collection of carefully cellared vintage wines and Wine Concepts’ Seductive Sauvignons gives you a chance to taste their selection of the finest Sauvignons South Africa has to offer. Read on here… 

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