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Wine
There was an open discussion forum put together by the Platter’s Wine guide today. The guide is something of a bible in South Africa. Wines are given star ratings in the guide. Those ratings are based on sighted tastings and therein lies some contention…
This week we have been tasting through all of our wines from the 2009 vintage. That is quite a job, but benchmarking the wines is critical to the process. I can safely now say that the quality is looking really great…
My dad and I recently cracked open a bottle of Backsberg Pinot Noir 1986, produced from grapes grown on the farm. This year we are producing pinot noir for the first time in over 15 years and there is much excitement in the cellar…
A bottle of Backsberg Cabernet 1990 spans three generations between the Furman Family and Backsberg. Selwyn Furman purchased the bottle from my grandfather at the farm 19 years prior. On Friday he returned to pop the cork with son and grandson by his side…makes a good story!
We just finished bottling our first Kosher Sparkling! It is first for South Africa as well. Made in the MCC style, equivalent to the French champagne method, the wine is now undergoing the all-important secondary fermentation in the bottle. Making kosher wine is no simple matter…
On Saturday night the Veritas Wine Awards ceremony was held at the CTICC. With 314 wineries entering a total of 1753 wines, it’s the largest wine awards in SA. Therein, lies the nub of the matter. The challenge is to stand out. It helps, but I don’t think winning gold medals is nearly enough…
Chocolate, wine…together? How does one even pair and taste them? Maja Berthas, chocolate fundi, explained all at Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar. I though chocolate with 80% cocoa content was guaranteed to be good quality- apparently not always…
The USA economy is in a state of turmoil. Banks are failing, foreclosures are surging and job losses are imminent. The government proposes to fork out $700 billion to rescue the financial system. What does this all mean for the wine sales? What does it mean for Backsberg and other South African producers?