Okay, feeling extremely sorry for myself today.  After an amazing evening with copious amounts of wine flowing I woke up this morning hating that evil bottle of wine, or two, or three - I will NEVER drink again - yeah, sure ;)

Hubby's attempt at dinner was beyond amazing! Well done! The Salmon was absolutely grilled to perfection with a slight pink inner "tummy" stuffed with blue cheese and pear, accompanied with roast sweet potatoes and a crispy green salad... Amazing.

Wine Wine Wine = great times with great friends.  

The Buitenverwachting was finished before dinner, so can't tell you how it tastes with food, eish.

The Haute Cabriere was absolutely perfect with the Salmon - a definite recommendation.

So there you go. All and all it was a successfull evening and thank goodness I did some tasting notes last night. Eina!

So go open a bottle of wine and enjoy your afternoon –I am sneaking my first Gin & Tonic for the day, shhhhh  ... Hey a girl needs a regmaakertjie. :) Don't judge me.

"You must believe in something. I believe I’ll have another drink."
- W.C. Fields

Kicking off the evening...

So while waiting for the Restauranteur & Peapod, I got thirsty ... the kind of thirst only a glass of wine can sooth, at least that is what i convince myself of ... So I opened my first, never tried before, white wine of the evening: Buitenverwachting Buiten Blanc 2009
I know I know, I should wait for the guests, but hey life is short & hubby is game.

Now if you go onto their website it's the idealistic farm you would love to retire on, with a beautiful sunset glistening over the mountains... sigh.
Anyway, back to reality & taste: 

Nose: The nose is flinty with undertones of fruitsalad and cut-grass.   Yeah, that's it.  Fruit bouquet. 


Op die tong:  A lovely remainder of dried fruit roll hangs around the tongue after the wine has disappeared into my belly – this I love.


Pallet:  No lingering aftertaste at all, this I find sad & tricky, makes me keep on sipping glass after glass to keep it lingering - oh no! ;)

The two bottles after this will be 

Now this BEAUTY is a known feature in my life.  I absolutely LOVE this wine & would like to keep my tasting notes for another day with a recipe from the wine owner herself, she is gorgeous and I can't wait to share her cooking skills with you.

Cheers! 

Dinner tonight

Tonight we are having some great friends over for dinner and hubby is cooking. Hmmmm... he decided to do this beautiful Blue cheese & pear Salmon dish, with his own unique twist, I can't wait.  I am getting quite excited to shop for a selection of appropriate white wines that will stand up to such a rich dish.

Come back tomorrow for the verdict on hubby's cooking and to learn something new on a few bottles of white.

"I read about the evils of drinking, so I gave up reading."
- Henny Youngman

♥ Leaine's Kitchen: Learning to Eat with Limitations ♥

Wow, love this lady's work.  She is amazingly talented in the kitchen & all her cooking is healthy and YUMMILICIOUS & there is a variety of dishes to choose from straight down to dessert!

This is a must follow and do yourself a favor, try her recipes - you won't regret it for a second & your body will thank you for it.

Keep up the amazing cooking & inspiration Leaine & I will come up with some nice wine pairings for a dish or two ;)

 Leaine's Kitchen: Learning to Eat with Limitations

....  I am sipping on a glass of Asara, Bell Tower 2005, and let me tell you, Beautiful.  One of our dear friends gave this, in a collection of "oh to die for" wines, as a wedding gift to hubby and I (sure it's still fine if I drink it alone ;-)  The gift that keeps on giving... Thank you Football Engineer.

This is really an easy drinking wine, no food needed, perfectly matured.

• Nose:  old earthy smell
• Op die tong:  Sweet soft cherry
• Pallet:  Lingering light wooden after taste

What a beautiful wine to start the journey, keep an eye out for this, it's a must try.... 

For more information:  http://www.asara.co.za/menu.php?menuID=1
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I love Wine ♥

"Burgundy makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk of them and Champagne makes you do them." 
- Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Dream:  bare foot in a big French oak barrel stomping on grapes in France.... beside myself with happiness and crazy  laughter ;)

This blog is purely going to be about my journey to experience each and every  wine South Africa has to offer.

  Why?  I have always taken pleasure in a great glass of wine and I would love to know more, taste more & experience more of what grapes have to offer us.  I am passionate about wine & I would love to know more when my friends phone me to get some wine recommendations.

So if you're reading this, you are hopefully willing to join me in my tipsy journey to all our amazing South African wine farmers and learn a thing or two on the way... and to keep the taste buds interested I will also be experimenting with new dishes; some my own, some my husbands & sometimes even direct from the farmers themselves!