Hated to Feted – Pinotage makes a Comeback Christine Austin October 6, 2019 Drink, Wine I spent last week in South Africa and had a wonderful time. I am not telling you because I want to boast about a holiday. In fact I was working from the moment I arrived until the day I left. Along with...
Elgin Marvels – World Class Chardonnays Christine Austin February 16, 2019 Drink, Wine If there is one challenge in winemaking it is persuading consumers that your wine, however nice it is, stands up to comparison against the wines of the world. There is always the thought that, somehow, those...
Heaven can’t wait – South Africa’s heavenly wines Christine Austin September 28, 2018 Drink, Wine As Yorkshire heads into autumn the southern hemisphere is at last waking up to springtime. Here in South Africa where I am visiting for a few days to check out new vintages, there is blossom on the trees and...
Never too old to try – reviving old vines Christine Austin March 12, 2018 Drink, Wine The vines grew close to the ground, straggly and twisted by age, and while they looked healthy enough, this was no manicured vineyard. There were no straight rows, there were plenty of gaps and weeds grew tall...
Sheepless dream – from farmland to famous wines Christine Austin March 12, 2018 Drink, Wine If Yorkshire seems a little empty at present it is possibly because a huge number of people are currently on holiday in South Africa. I met several of them during my own recent vitamin D top-up trip to the...
Flowing Cape – Top wines from South Africa Christine Austin October 10, 2017 Drink, Wine Regular readers of this column know just how much I love South Africa. Not just because you can fly there overnight leaving cold British weather far behind and have breakfast in Cape sunshine. What I love most...
Cape Crusaders Christine Austin March 12, 2017 Drink, Wine So what would you do if you were well into retirement age, and had owned and run one of Bordeaux’s most prestigious properties for 30 years? Then you decide to sell it, but being still active and keen to do...
Give me Sunshine Christine Austin March 11, 2017 Drink, Wine How was January for you? Grey and chilly, with the occasional sprinkling of snow? Perhaps you should have joined the exodus that seems to happen each winter as Yorkshire folk board planes and head down to...
Blog: Mountains, sea and vineyards in South Africa Christine Austin April 16, 2015 Drink, News, Wine Christine Austin takes a trip to South Africa to experience the fine wineries of the region.
