The Mercury Wine Week
What an eventful and beautiful evening
spent at the Mercury Wine Week 2015. As a newbie to the wine world, there was
much learning and tasting to be done.
On the tip of learning one had never
realized just how big the wine industry is in South Africa with a really large
following too. I had the pleasure of first tasting the Checkers South Africa
Rosé selection, with the help of their team I first got to understand the
difference between rosé, dry wine and sweet wine. For which I didn’t think at
first there would be a difference, but soon it became clear that it rested with
your pallet much like cheese flavours. That was provided by Lancewood which
made it all the more enjoyable.
Pacing myself through the Suncoast Durban
venue filled to capacity you could feel the ambience of leisure and the
goodness that grapes can make the heart feel. People negotiated business deals,
chatted about parenting and most importantly their favourites from the wide
selections of wines to taste. I was particularly drawn to the Spier Wine Chenin
Rosé collection, made with a collection of sub-tropical fruits you could smell
the mango and pineapple in the glass, as it hit your lips it was elegant to
your taste buds. Another wine that was
really enjoyable for me was the Big Easy Rosé collection from South Africa’s
second most loved golfer Ernie Els, which goes really well with your pasta and
fish dishes. A plus with all these ranges is that since they are light to the
taste you could get away with having a glass over lunch, during a working day.
The general advice I heard from the
winemakers gathered at the Wine Week, was that if you are a first time wine
taster or would like to develop a love for wine. Start with tasting sweet wine it offers a
sweet tasted instead of the general bitter taste. You are then able to graduate
to the Rosé section of the beverages menu and ultimately develop your pallet
for red or white wine. Here’s a toast to another successful Mercury Wine Week.
Review by Amanda O Mathe
Twitter @Onapower
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