Posts Tagged ‘chardonnay’

Fish Pie. Recipe.

This is a lovely tasty fish recipe that is different in that the topping for the pie is cauliflower and not the usual potato. It makes the pie lighter and gives it an added taste dimension.
This recipe serves 6-8 people.
- Bunch of fresh mint leaves.
- A large head of cauliflower.
- 2 Fennel bulbs, finely sliced, [...]

Wines of the Week. Balance Chardonnay and Shiraz from Overhex.

Overhex is one of those producers you vaguely know about, know that you should know more, and are then surprised at what you find out when you do get to know them.
They export 12 million litres a year, and no surprise that they are making their brands known to South Africans as the Rand has become [...]

6 Great value wines from Mike Bampfield-Duggan.

Mike Bampfield-Duggan is the owner of Wine Concepts in Newlands and on Kloof Street in Town. I have great time for him as he’s a nice fellow and he has a great nose for truffling out a great bargain. That is not the same as a cheap wine. Bargain wine is a wine that normally costs a heck of a lot more for the equivalent drinking experience..

Wine of the Week. Graham Beck, Methode Cap Classique.

I love bubbly, sparkling wine or as the French call it, champagne. I’ve tasted  some that have done nothing for me, and some I have positively disliked.  
For the  wine of the week this week I decided to highlight one of my favourite bubblies. 
It’s Graham Beck’s Brut, Non Vintage. 
I’ve drunk my fair share of bubbly everywhere. From [...]

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