Came across this great article here. We hoped you would be able to save the left over Haut Espoir somehow, but really now, is there ever any left? 1. Sangría If your wine isn’t very old, but you can start to taste the oxidation, add sugar. Sangría is a wine punch made from wine, fruit [...]
Wine Terminology 101
Found this great piece on the terms that baffle most of us. Acid/Acidity: Stuff that makes wine taste sharp. Also contributes to the bouquet and brilliance. Can have too much or too little. Acrid: Describes a wine with overly pronounced acidity. This is often apparent in cheap red wines. Aeration: The process of letting a [...]
Fynbos Friday 45: Lachenalia
These wonderful little hyacinths are always a pleasure to come across in the Fynbos. They are extremely delicate little flowers and are incredibly difficult to spot. Along with their difficulty to find in patches of think Fynbos, comes the difficulty to identify…please pop across to Wikipedia for a look at how many different species there [...]
Wine Times, a Haut Espoir Favorite
Wine Times is South Africa’s first wine news aggregator and we always enjoy the fresh content and easy style of reading on the site. They have been supporters of Haut Espoir and have even featured Nikey as a Hottie of the Week, once upon a time. From fantastic recipes to thought provoking articles on the [...]
Reminder: Food & Wine Blogger Club, Tomorrow.
Remember when we spoke about this? Well its tomorrow. Have you booked? Here is the information you want: The fourth Food & Wine Bloggers’ Club meeting takes place on Wednesday 18 August, from 18h00 – 20h00, at Brio Restaurant, and will pair Sam Wilson of Food24 food blogs, and Rob Armstrong of Haut Espoir wines [...]
Sauvignon Blanc ’08 & The Twankey Bar
Haut Espoir are very happy to be running a little special at the Twankey Bar in the Taj in Cape Town. The promotion is very simple, runs until the end August in all their F&B Outlets, Mint, Bombay, Lobby Lounge and the Twankey Seafood Champagne and Oyster Bar. R45.00 per glass! Order 3 and enjoy [...]
Uncorked is coming, are you ready?
Make your way to the picturesque Franschhoek Wine Valley, over the weekend of 4 and 5 September, for the unique spring wine meander, Franschhoek Uncorked. This multi-faceted celebration takes place on satellite farms throughout the Valley, and affords award-winning wineries – as well as the smaller hidden gems – the opportunity to ‘bloom’ as they [...]
Bastille Reflections
Bastille has come and gone again, left us a little tired after a cracker weekend in the Hoek, but happy with what we achieved. We have found two nice mentions on the farm on some of the unique things we were offering here. Thank you to the two guys who were kind enough to mention [...]
Fynbos Friday 34: Aloe arborescens
This is one of the easiest plants to propagate ( all it takes is to literally cut off a branch, let the sap dry a bit and then plant it, Voila!) It offers an amazing source of pollen when in flower, so I love it because this plant feeds the bees and the Sunbirds absolutely [...]
Jamie Who & The Gentle Giant 2006
When word came about that Jamie Who had chosen our `06 Gentle Giant as his wine of the week, we were all very happy. We are an avid follower of his and were very pleased when he was recently nominated as one of 200 South Africans you should be taking to lunch. Preferably get him [...]
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