What a pleasant mix-up!
I was wondering why my itemised billing printout from Vodacom was nearly a centimetre thick. Surely the 2 cellphone-carrying members of my family didn’t make so many calls?
Luckily, on closer inspection I discovered that Vodacom had inserted someone else’s invoice and statement into mine. I new this would be easy to sort out as their name and mobile phone numbers will be on the printouts. So I called and left a message and a short while later a certain Mr Olivier had called back to arrange the handover of his account. As we were going out anyway, and not to far from his house, I offered to drop them off.
After his front door was already closed I realised this was THE Michael Olivier - the food and wine guru. The guy you see in magazine articles and at all the right functions. What I wasn’t expecting was a bottle of 2006 Kloovenburg Cabernet Sauvignon and a copy of his latest book as thanks! Totally unexpected!
So, not only was the bottle of wine a perfect addition to an extended family Sunday lunch, but I have a story to tell, a book on wines to peruse and a positive memory of a rather generous Micheal Olivier.
You can follow him here on Twitter and here (www.MichaelOlivier.co.za)
Now, all I need to do is lay my hands on more of that rather good Kloovenburg. Actually, I wouldn’t mind trying their Merlot too.
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Now why didn’t I think of this? Bummer if you feel like a 2nd glass on your picnic!
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Amazing Wine Labels: 30 Creative and Unique Wine Label Designs
I love the “USB Port” as well as the Boarding Pass. Oh, and the Garage Winery, and the Honeymoon, and, and…
Amazing Wine Labels: 30 Creative and Unique Wine Label Designs
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Coffee, Pinotage? Coffee Pinotage!
This post may read like a product endorsement. It is.
Tonight some kind person thrust a glass of Barista Pinotage into my hand. I put up little resistance (read: begged). My first glass of the night was, red, unknown. Not bad, but blurred into the mental archives labelled: unmemorable. This 2nd glass of Pinotage though was, well, blog-worthy.
If you’ve not had the pleasure of sampling a Diemersfontein Pinotage you’ve still got some wine sampling to do. The first time I had a glass (or 3) of this much fabled “coffee” wine was a cold winter’s evening at a good friend’s house and a slab of Lindt 80%. If the thought of eating (dark) chocolate with wine doesn’t grab you, I’m not surprised. I was blown away. Those deep chocolate flavours in that Pinotage are teased out by the Lindt. The wine snobs seem to pooh-pooh the idea - and I have previously fought back (see comments)
Meanwhile, back to the Barista Pinotage I had tonight. Apparently it was hand-crafted by the same wine-maker, Bertus “Starbucks” Fourie, who cooked up the original coffee Diemersfontein Pinotage. And boy has he upped his game (IMHO). It’s a rich, strong flavourful blend with a delicious chocolate aroma and after-taste. Judging by my “Platteresque” poetic post, the alcohol levels were on the high side too. Yum.
