by stasa bizjak (text & photo) Clear shy flower scent I noticed when entered Cape Town. Gosh, I love this! And the next thing that was in my mind was – how South African Sauvignon Blanc will smell … Why I went there? Sauvignon Blanc South Africa (SBSA) is interest group who invite every year at their Technical Seminar somebody from different Sauvignon Blanc wine country. Dr. Carien Coetzee from SBSA invited me. What an honor. For my wine life experience. Here is my presentation I did for the event. (link) What can you expect from South African Wines in general? You will have no chance to taste bad wines in SA!
After what I will also remember South Africa? Well, I was only around Cape Town “western cape” area. Colorful landscape is unique – hilly land with vineyards and typical white colonial houses. Botanical parks. Extra friendly people. Food was fresh. All what I ate has a taste. //I really feel uncomfortable in Europe when I see on the labels that our food is from 10.000 kilometers away and also because of that the food has no taste at all – food is too tired of traveling//. No wonder cause South Africa is such a diverse country and they can produce everything. I do remember potato and squid taste and salad taste. So fresh! I also remember birds, especially quails. You will see and hear them while walking in vineyards or sitting in the terrace of the Winery Kleine Zalze (www.kleinezalze.co.za) Another positive thing down in Africa I noticed was that smoking rules are very unfriendly for smokers. You will not see or smell any smokers. They cannot smoke on the terrace outside, so zero passive smoking for non-smokers. Good thing! I would like to give special thanks to:
Interesting pages: ABOUT TECHNICAL SEMINAR: topics: Western Cape perspective on climate change / “Cost = yield per ton” / Sauvignon Blanc from a consumer perspective / overview of Slovenian Sauvignon Blanc, complemented by an exclusive tasting of Slovenian Sauvignon Blanc wines / more: https://sauvignonblanc.com/latest-insights-on-sauvignon-blanc-shared-at-technical-seminar/ TOP 10 South African Sauvignon Blanc 2019: Wineries I visited and big tnx for hosting me / it was extra special life & wine experience
10 Interesting Facts about South African Wines “No non-European country has a greater winemaking past than the Republic of South Africa. For hundreds of years after the first Dutch settlers arrived, the country has experienced both highs and lows, emerging as one of the biggest wine producers in the world.” Joseph Temple https://blog.iwfs.org/2017/07/10-interesting-facts-about-the-wines-from-south-africa/More: |               |               |
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