As I was born in the most beautiful city in the world, Cape Town, I am totally biased writing this blog, but thought I would share some of the history of the South African wine trade and the joys of visiting the ‘Wine Farms’.
Archive of ‘Wine’ category
Shelley Coleman - 04 Dec 2017
FREE Pimm’s Winter Recipe
This is so easy and delicious – simply throw all the following ingredients into one big pan and simmer for 1/2 hour. That’s it! You could serve it from a teapot and top-up as required, but for ultimate ease I just like to just pour it into a big heat proof bowl and provide a ladle for guests to scoop out their own (serves about 20 glasses) …
Joao da Silva - 15 Jun 2017
Tasting the Stars
On the day Dom Perignon shouted to his fellow Benedictine monks in the Abbey of Hautvillers “Come quick brothers, I am tasting the stars!” little did he know that he had just changed the wine world forever. Dom Perignon was the legendary monk in the Champagne region who first experimented with blending different grape varieties in the 17th century to obtain a rounder, more complex and interesting wine by drawing from the best characteristics of each varietal. Because of the colder winters in Champagne, wine had to be bottled before it had reached peak fermentation which would be re-awakened upon the arrival of spring, due to the residual yeasts within the bottles, as temperatures rose. The result – bubbles! And lots of them…
Shelley Coleman - 05 May 2017
New Month, New Wines!
The month of May is always the release of the new Beverage List. This is after the budget announcement, trade tastings, research and copious amount of tastings and haggling with the F&B Manager Joao Da Silva and Director Gary Payne in darkened rooms as we hide away and come up with new wines for the list.
Jayna Patel - 07 Dec 2016
A Square Meal at One Great George Street
The Stephenson Room
We scooped up our recent award for Best Private Dining Venue, which was conveniently in the nick of time for our re-opening since the summer refurbishment. It was almost like we had foreseen this; that I had pre-planned a spectacular private dining experience for our Squaremeal Ambassadors met during the 2016 Squaremeal Show. Of course we were proud of this title and therefore we wined and we dined our 20 guests like we had never before! And this is what they had to say…