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Tag Archives: South Africa
The Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend
Mother’s Day Weekend had the families going in twenty different directions it seemed. My Bride tried to make the most of the situations and celebrated Mother’s Day on the Saturday that was the day for the monthly cousins’ luncheon. It … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Big Easy White, Chenin Blanc, Ernie Els, South Africa, Stellenbosch
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Two from Ms. Yoga
It has been awhile since we have heard from Ms. Yoga about her adventures with wine. She has been busy doing that cursed endeavor known as work. She lives out of a suitcase quite a bit these days, so it … Continue reading
Getting There…
Getting there is half the fun, as they say, unless you can remember back in the good old days of airline travel when it was glamorous and going to Las Vegas used to be fun. Nowadays airline travel is more … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Albert Bichote, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Cote de Beaune, France, South Africa, The Whistling Thorn
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A Nice Dinner
We had a dinner with our son and his wife not too long ago at a restaurant that we have been to before, because of logistics, between the two homes. We met at the Lakes Bar & Grille in Commerce, … Continue reading
A Couple of Red Wines for Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, when you get two Wine Bloggers together, I guess you are going to have some wines during dinner. As I stated in my last post Oliver and Nina joined my Bride and me at our home for … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Auslese, Cinsault, Franschoek, Germany, gutsabfulling, Hermitage, Moreson, Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, South Africa, Spatburgunder, Trocken, Weingut Ludger Veit Vinum Moticellum
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The July Birthdays
As I have written before we get together once a month to celebrate all the birthdays in the families at one time. It is more economical and convenient to just have one big party each month and it has become … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged California, Meiomi, Meritage, Moreson, Opus One, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, South Africa
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A Couple of Other Wines
When we have dinner parties I always like to put out some wines to start the evening off with, to lead into the main wine or wines later on with our meal. I believe the wines with the meal are … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged California, Chardonnay, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley, La Crema, Rietvallei Estate Wine, Shir, Sonoma Coast, South Africa, Washington
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