CapeWine 2015 – Simone Madden-Grey : Happy Wine Woman

The Drinks Business: Cape Wine 2015

First published The Drinks Business 9 October 2015. (Image credit: CapeWine 2015) During September representatives from the wine trade around the world arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for Cape Wine 2015. Held in the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the event is organised by Wines of South Africa (WOSA) every three years to showcase theContinue reading “The Drinks Business: Cape Wine 2015”

Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 5 the conference concludes

Yesterday was the final day of the CapeWine 2015 Conference and it started just a touch slower than the previous days for this dedicated wine taster! Before heading to The Apprentice seminar I took the opportunity to follow up with Stephen Richardson of Mellasat Vineyards. At the Wine Oscars of Paarl event I went to the previousContinue reading “Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 5 the conference concludes”

Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 4 Seminars and Wine Oscars

Day 4 of my trip and day 2 of the actual CapeWine 2015 Conference was action packed. The day started with Listening to the Landscape – the Typicity of our Terroir, a seminar led by highly respected viticulturist Rosa Kruger. My inner wine geek was in heaven as specialists shared detailed information on soil type, climateContinue reading “Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 4 Seminars and Wine Oscars”

Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 2 Stellenbosch Kingdom of Cabernet

Day 2 of CapeWine 2015 concluded with the Stellenbosch Kingdom of Cabernet event at the One & Only resort. Here we tasted through four flights of Cabernet Sauvignon with five wines in each flight. The tasting and panel discussion was led by Greg Sherwood MW with each panel composed of the winemakers for the wines ofContinue reading “Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 2 Stellenbosch Kingdom of Cabernet”

Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 2 Chenin Blanc Party

Our second day in Cape Town began with a Chenin Blanc Party at the Grand Café & Beach in Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront area. Looking out over Table Bay we kicked off with a selection of sparkling Chenin Blanc before moving on to a range of mostly dry expressions from a wide range of producers.

Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 1

This is my first trip to South Africa, a region whose wines I have come to enjoy with increasing frequency, so as you can imagine I was super excited to be part of the Asia group travelling from Hong Kong to attend the CapeWine 2015 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa September 15 – 17Continue reading “Postcard from CapeWine 2015: Day 1”