Several weeks ago, Tersina was up to her elbows in grape skin and pulp making wine at Thelema, one of the most noted Stellenbosch wine farms.
Tersina said, "All the white grapes came in just before the incredible heat wave, which would have naturally de-acidified the grapes, leaving the wine on the 'flabby' side."
The new vintages of Thelema wine will hit the shelves in Hong Kong soon.
Meanwhile less than a few weeks ago, Simon was one of the International Judges at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show in the picturesque Paarl region.
The competition was chaired by international wine expert Michael Fridjhon and the two other International Judges were Dr Tony Jordon, the International Guest Chairman of Judges for the 2009 Cathy Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition and Alex Hunt, wine buying director of Berkman Wine Cellars, UK. Noted South African wine writers like Angela Lloyd and South Africa's only Master of Wine, Cathy van Zyl, also judged the four-day competition.
Extremely enthused about what he tasted, Simon proclaimed, "South African Chardonnay is as elegant as Charlize Theron and top Pinotages age as gracefully as Sophie Loren!"
The full list of Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show winners will be announced in the June Edition of Yummy News. |
