My Wine Cellar

My NEW Online Wine Store!

Brandon Marc — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:18 +0000

I am proud to present to you My Wine Cellar’s new Online Wine Store! As before, with eWine you can purchase all your favorite South African wines with just a click of button. In this way you can have South African wine delivered right to your door, to almost any location worldwide! So what are [...]

Tastes Like Home!

Brandon Marc — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:00:45 +0000

The first locally produced single-grain Whisky has been produced in South Africa. Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky, made exclusively from local grain, was produced by master distiller Andy Watts at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington. According to Watts, the Whisky offers ‘toffee, vanilla and floral aromas, with spicy flavours softened by sweet undertones’. Bain’s was subjected [...]

Bordeaux Blends… From South Africa!?

Brandon Marc — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:33 +0000

How is it possible that South Africa can produce ‘Bordeaux blends’? For one thing, Bordeaux lies 8972 km north of the Cape Winelands! The reason, of course, is that red blends from Bordeaux are so stylistically distinctive that they have become the benchmark of red blends the world over. I find this broad method [...]

The Wine Rating Debate

Brandon Marc — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:13 +0000

Any form of rating system is bound to be flawed… at least that’s what I believe. And when it comes to a subject as complex as wine, rating systems just won’t do. The problem is, the consumer market demands a system in which wine can be easily compared, and I can certainly understand the reasoning [...]

Gloves Off at Shiraz Challenge Tasting 2009!

Brandon Marc — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:21 +0000

It was gloves off at the Shiraz Challenge Tasting 2009, as Carrie Adams, James Pietersen and Christian Eedes were locked in debate over the decision of this year’s winner. The WINE Magazine Shiraz Challenge is an annual event were South African wines of the Shiraz variety are judged by a panel of experts, and subsequently [...]

Rockin’ the Daisies 2009

Brandon Marc — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

South Africa’s fastest growing eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival is upon us! Besides the best of SA music, this year’s festival includes comedians, art, food and green initiatives. Tickets must be bought before the festival and are available at Levi stores, Hemporium in Wynberg, Rafiki’s restaurant in Cape Town or online at www.rockingthedaisies.com. Starts: 9th October 2009 Ends: [...]

Brandon Marc Featured in SA Promo Mag!

Brandon Marc — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:30 +0000

This August saw SA Promo Mag feature an article submitted by myself, where I briefly profiled my life here in Stockholm, Sweden. SA Promo Mag serves to highlight the lives of South African’s living abroad and support them in their endeavors. To read my article, follow the link below: http://www.sapromo.com/sa/Blogs/South-Africans-in-SWEDEN/BRANDON-MARC-in-Sweden/details Cheers! Brandon Marc

Who Needs a Wine Tasting Kit?

Brandon Marc — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:00:21 +0000

Who does need a wine tasting kit? The thought of using a wine tasting kit to sharpen my wine tasting skills and ‘train’ my pallet has never occurred to me… until now. I’ve seen many different kits on offer and have always wondered if they are just another gimmick sold to unsuspecting wine novices, or perhaps [...]

A Trip Through Tuscany

Brandon Marc — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:00:08 +0000

Long before I touched down in Pisa I knew that time was of the essence. In four days I would barely scratch the surface of one of the worlds most beautiful Wine producing regions… barring the Cape Winelands of course J During my brief adventure through the Tuscan hills I encountered everything you might expect [...]

The Man Behind Nederburg

Brandon Marc — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:49 +0000

Razvan Macici, Cellar Master at Nederburg, comments on South African wine and South African culture. Razvan was appointed Cellar Master at Nederburg in January 2001, and has been involved in South African wine making since 1994. See below for a recent interview with the man behind Nederburg… Cheers! Brandon Marc