Comments for Spittoon.biz http://www.spittoon.biz A UK Wine Blog - We Spit... So You Can Swallow Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:49:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Platter’s South African Wine Guide by Philip van Zyl http://www.spittoon.biz/platters-south-african-wine-guide/#comment-3150 Philip van Zyl Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:49:34 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3719#comment-3150 Thank you for featuring our guide in your blog, Andrew. We much appreciate it. Bertus Fourie, originator of the fastest-growing South African wine categories, namely “coffee pinotage”, is one of eleven innovators featured in the full-colour Photo Gallery of the 2012 book. The Photo Gallery first appeared in the 1990 edition, and showcases mainly wine industry personalities – though on occasion there have been other focuses, including Nelson Mandela toasting his 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with a glass of bubbly. The publisher and I decide on the individuals or organisations to be featured in the gallery, based on the year’s chosen theme, and there is no cost to those who are featured. I take Jeanne @ CookSister!’s point that the chosen theme, as such, may not overly excite the consumer but hopefully the individual images and captions are sufficiently interesting and relevant to merit the winelover’s attention. Feel free to browse the 2012 gallery on our Facebook page (http://on.fb.me/wv8H8M ) and judge for yourself. It is worth noting that having chosen the theme “Thinking Out Of The Box” for 2012, for the first time we asked our friends on Facebook and Twitter for suggestions of people and entities to include. So encouraging was the response that we will repeat the call for the 2013 gallery, whose theme is “Backstories”. The idea here is that behind every bottle is a tale waiting to be told, and we’ll be exploring the stories behind a dozen or so noteworthy cellars, vineyards and brands, and bringing them to life in words and pictures. Best wishes, Philip @ wineonaplatter Thank you for featuring our guide in your blog, Andrew. We much appreciate it.

Bertus Fourie, originator of the fastest-growing South African wine categories, namely “coffee pinotage”, is one of eleven innovators featured in the full-colour Photo Gallery of the 2012 book. The Photo Gallery first appeared in the 1990 edition, and showcases mainly wine industry personalities – though on occasion there have been other focuses, including Nelson Mandela toasting his 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with a glass of bubbly.

The publisher and I decide on the individuals or organisations to be featured in the gallery, based on the year’s chosen theme, and there is no cost to those who are featured. I take Jeanne @ CookSister!’s point that the chosen theme, as such, may not overly excite the consumer but hopefully the individual images and captions are sufficiently interesting and relevant to merit the winelover’s attention. Feel free to browse the 2012 gallery on our Facebook page (http://on.fb.me/wv8H8M ) and judge for yourself.

It is worth noting that having chosen the theme “Thinking Out Of The Box” for 2012, for the first time we asked our friends on Facebook and Twitter for suggestions of people and entities to include. So encouraging was the response that we will repeat the call for the 2013 gallery, whose theme is “Backstories”. The idea here is that behind every bottle is a tale waiting to be told, and we’ll be exploring the stories behind a dozen or so noteworthy cellars, vineyards and brands, and bringing them to life in words and pictures.

Best wishes,
Philip @ wineonaplatter

]]> Comment on Platter’s South African Wine Guide by Andrew Barrow http://www.spittoon.biz/platters-south-african-wine-guide/#comment-3149 Andrew Barrow Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3719#comment-3149 Oh I see, I didnt really think they added coffee but wasnt sure (even from the quote I copied) where the coffee angle was coming from. Not a fad I think that has caught on here in the UK, but one I should try and find before the fad moves on. Oh I see, I didnt really think they added coffee but wasnt sure (even from the quote I copied) where the coffee angle was coming from. Not a fad I think that has caught on here in the UK, but one I should try and find before the fad moves on.

]]> Comment on Platter’s South African Wine Guide by Angela Lloyd http://www.spittoon.biz/platters-south-african-wine-guide/#comment-3148 Angela Lloyd Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:25:53 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3719#comment-3148 The innovators didn't pay for those photos. The picture gallery theme and who is featured are chosen every year by Platter editor, Phil van Zyl after discussion with some of the tasters. Only the advertisements are (obviously) paid for. Jeanne, if you have doubts about the theme, what sort would you like to see featured? Andrew, if you read the copy under Bertus's pic, you'll see that yeasts, oak types and varieties account for the coffee flavour, rather than the illegal addition of real coffee. Bertus developed the style while at Diemersfontein, took it to the KWV when he moved there, then took it with him when he started his own label. I strongly disapprove of all these wines but they are popular with consumers. I do believe they are a fad, so as fashions come, they also go. The Wolftrap wines are both excellent value and I'm sure the white - it was new in 2010 - and the red will improve every vintage. Whenever and wherever you see them, you should be sure to try them. The innovators didn’t pay for those photos. The picture gallery theme and who is featured are chosen every year by Platter editor, Phil van Zyl after discussion with some of the tasters. Only the advertisements are (obviously) paid for.
Jeanne, if you have doubts about the theme, what sort would you like to see featured?
Andrew, if you read the copy under Bertus’s pic, you’ll see that yeasts, oak types and varieties account for the coffee flavour, rather than the illegal addition of real coffee. Bertus developed the style while at Diemersfontein, took it to the KWV when he moved there, then took it with him when he started his own label. I strongly disapprove of all these wines but they are popular with consumers. I do believe they are a fad, so as fashions come, they also go.
The Wolftrap wines are both excellent value and I’m sure the white – it was new in 2010 – and the red will improve every vintage. Whenever and wherever you see them, you should be sure to try them.

]]> Comment on Platter’s South African Wine Guide by Andrew Barrow http://www.spittoon.biz/platters-south-african-wine-guide/#comment-3146 Andrew Barrow Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:18:56 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3719#comment-3146 The white is mainly Viognier with a little Chenin and Grenache blanc. I've since found SAWinesOnline retails it for £7.99. I also assume the innovators inserts were paid for by the innovators themselves as advertising; but I could be wrong. The white is mainly Viognier with a little Chenin and Grenache blanc. I’ve since found SAWinesOnline retails it for £7.99.

I also assume the innovators inserts were paid for by the innovators themselves as advertising; but I could be wrong.

]]> Comment on Platter’s South African Wine Guide by Jeanne @ CookSister! http://www.spittoon.biz/platters-south-african-wine-guide/#comment-3145 Jeanne @ CookSister! Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:05:55 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3719#comment-3145 I'm not sure about the innovators insert. Is this really what readers want? Not sure it adds value to me, but there you go. Still, Platter remains the definitive and comprehensive guide to SA wines. Have definitely seen the Wolftrap wines but not sure I have tried them - should probably rectify that! What cultivars are in the white blend? Love the reflection of your soaring windows in the bottle! I’m not sure about the innovators insert. Is this really what readers want? Not sure it adds value to me, but there you go. Still, Platter remains the definitive and comprehensive guide to SA wines. Have definitely seen the Wolftrap wines but not sure I have tried them – should probably rectify that! What cultivars are in the white blend? Love the reflection of your soaring windows in the bottle!

]]> Comment on Helicopter Over Prosecco by More from the helicopter. - Spittoon.biz | Spittoon.biz http://www.spittoon.biz/helicopter_over_prosecco/#comment-3139 More from the helicopter. - Spittoon.biz | Spittoon.biz Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:32:03 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/helicopter_over_prosecco/#comment-3139 [...] Andrew Barrow in Vineyard VisitsThree more images from my Bisol sponsored Italian trip. More info here and details of the wines. More images of vineyards and the trip in general on [...] [...] Andrew Barrow in Vineyard VisitsThree more images from my Bisol sponsored Italian trip. More info here and details of the wines. More images of vineyards and the trip in general on [...]

]]> Comment on Matching Cheese and Wine by César Castro http://www.spittoon.biz/matching_cheese_and_wine/#comment-3131 César Castro Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:03 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/matching_cheese_and_wine/#comment-3131 The two things I would carry to an deserted Island, Cheese and Wine! The two things I would carry to an deserted Island, Cheese and Wine!

]]> Comment on Why You Will Be Drinking Tonight by César Castro http://www.spittoon.biz/why-you-will-be-drinking-tonight/#comment-3130 César Castro Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:38:34 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3566#comment-3130 This is some proper wine mathematics! This is some proper wine mathematics!

]]> Comment on Every Wine Tells A Story by César Castro http://www.spittoon.biz/every-wine-tells-a-story/#comment-3129 César Castro Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:35:34 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3308#comment-3129 Seems like good readings, the ones you enjoy with a good glass of wine near by. Congratulations! Seems like good readings, the ones you enjoy with a good glass of wine near by. Congratulations!

]]> Comment on Winery Steps, Castello della Sala by Jeanne @ CookSister! http://www.spittoon.biz/winery-steps-castello-della-sala/#comment-3128 Jeanne @ CookSister! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:35:38 +0000 http://www.spittoon.biz/?p=3651#comment-3128 Yeah, yeah, rub it in... a week in Italy... :o) Great shot - clearly some cash has been invested in the winery :o) Yeah, yeah, rub it in… a week in Italy… :o ) Great shot – clearly some cash has been invested in the winery :o )

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