Today is a civic holiday in our province and, because of this, my husband and I invited our nephew to come over and eat dinner with us yesterday evening. He brought with him a bottle of red wine made in South Africa to enjoy while eating.
The wines from the Nederburg estate are among my favourite red and white wines. Unfortunately, these wines are not readily available where I now live and I was so happy to see that my nephew had managed to procure a bottle. Our dinner was delicious, the conversation scintillating, and the glass of red smooth and rich.
Have you tasted South African wine?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2020
(This post is linked to Trent’s Weekly Smile.)
Sounds good. A friend send a really good bottle of wine, so I’ve been waiting for a special occasion….
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Eating dinner with the family is always a good reason to enjoy a good glass of wine 🙂
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yes, agreed 🙂
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I have just finished drinking a glass of South African wine, Colline. It is nice to see you still enjoy Nederburg. The way our government is carry on about alcohol, all the wine will be exported going forward and there will be none for the local market.
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Which is not a good thing! And not all South African wines are available here and where does that leave the small wineries?
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I like South African wines but I like Australian wines even more 💜
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We each have our biases 🙂
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We do 💜
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I am SO pleased to see you enjoy SA wine! Nederburg is one of my favourites too. Our wine industry is in dire straits at the moment, because of our government’s ban on alcohol. The wineries are not allowed to transport any wine by road, which means they cannot export, so quite a few of them will go under before this lockdown is over. If people can help by buying SA wines, some of them might have a chance to survive.
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My cousin told me this too. It is very short-sighted of the government to do this as many people’s livelihood depends on working at the wineries.
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Very much so. Very upsetting.
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I’m not as familiar as I’d like to be, because explain g country through their wine is a great way to get to know them! Thanks for sharing this!
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I think you would appreciate their wines John. Stellenbosch in the Cape is a well-known wine district world over.
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I’m going to see what I have access here to in LA! A few of our bigger stores have a pretty great collection!
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Let me know what you think
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No, I’ve never had wine from South Africa. Sounds lovely!
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The wines are really among the best. 🙂
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Friends food n wine! Definitely a great reason to smile 😊
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I agree wholeheartedly 😀
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