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Friday, May 25, 2018

RIP Giulio Bertrand and Jean-Luc Sweerts

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RIP #1 Giulio Bertrand .  A great loss to everyone who appreciates good things to eat and drink, Mr Bertrand died this week at...

MENU’s Wine of the Week. Fat Barrel OTB 2014,

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an Ode to Bor….deaux from Stellenbosch. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot It has a lovely nos...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

On the Menu this week Pão de Ló de Ovar – A Traditional Sponge cake from Ovar in Portugal

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Photographed at O Felipe, Matosinhos, Porto This traditional ‘sponge cake’, the recipe is more than 200 years old, bears its own EU P...

Cabernet Franc Carnival at Avontuur, Stellenbosch

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Rain was promised for the weekend and luckily it did not rain on Saturday, although we do still need it desperately. So this interesting si...

The Wade Bales Wine and Malt Whisky Affair 2018

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This now very popular annual tasting was held last week at 15 on Orange hotel between 6 and 9 and there were some gems to taste We bega...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

MENU's Iberian Exploit 3. The Lower Douro Valley

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On our first day at Pinhao, we set out to explore the area and to find two Quintas (Port farms) that Joaquim Sá of Amorim Cork had organised...
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