Comments for Wine Goggle

Comment on Open Letter to SA Wine Writers Award Organisers and Sponsors by Guy Webber

Guy Webber — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:45:09 +0000

Are the judges now being judged?
Once SA Wine Writers come to terms with the fact that they are writing for the readers and not for competition judges, this type of open letter will become superfluous.
Whether wine is being made or written about, the final arbiter needs to be defined and then………..move along!

Comment on Open Letter to SA Wine Writers Award Organisers and Sponsors by Emile

Emile — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:50 +0000

Thanks Michael. Much appreciated.

Comment on Open Letter to SA Wine Writers Award Organisers and Sponsors by Michael Olivier

Michael Olivier — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:52:57 +0000

Another piece of brilliant Emile writing. You put the whole thing so so well. Thank you. Mx

Comment on Diners’ Head on a Platter by Ma Liang

Ma Liang — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:56:28 +0000

Ek het vermoed daar is so ‘n stink storie aan die gang.

Comment on Veritas Results by vineyard

vineyard — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:56:36 +0000

Have you at any time experienced a really memorable glass of wine?

How about a unforgettable bottle? Which was extra
critical towards your working experience, the corporation or
the wine by itself?

Comment on Home is Where the Noir is by Michael Olivier

Michael Olivier — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:20:22 +0000

Lovely piece, so beautifully written. Just love “a friendly, bright sunniness hangs over the wine”. Would love to see this in Afrikaans, you write so well in the language. Luv Mx

Comment on Mangaung Missives from a Wine Guy by Larry Heart

Larry Heart — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:42:31 +0000

Good story, I used to see many blogs from beer travelers, but wine tourism is something new to me!
I loved this story, hope to get to this place in future, cheers.

Comment on Danie de Wet on the State of the South African Wine Industry by Jennifer de Jongh

Jennifer de Jongh — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:48:44 +0000

I am a tourguide and fully agree with this wonderful article. I have had countless conversations with people from all over the world on this very subject and I too vehemently support our wines and methods of wine-making. This article is wonderfully written.

Comment on Danie de Wet on the State of the South African Wine Industry by Fred Pohl

Fred Pohl — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:15:49 +0000

Nice piece of writing, except for using Ernest Hemingway in a cultural sense.. I have my doubts if Mr Hemingway is an icon of culture… More than likely just a famous drunk. Nevertheless, I’m surprised that a fine maker great wines, Danie de Wet, didn’t explain slowly to the ANC that their Western Cape stalwart, Tony Ehrenreich, is a destroyer of the wine industry, and his actions would probably lead to automation by farmers, not because they want to, but because they are being forced to do so. The lost jobs in the process would devastate many farm workers and their families.

Comment on Danie de Wet on the State of the South African Wine Industry by Spectator

Spectator — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:16:02 +0000

I would like to know if the industry properly supported – as it should be – by the national Ministry of Tourism? Other countries push this industry tremendously and as Danie says, it is used as a draw card. You can just chack out the travel pages on the web and see all the iniatiatives and schemes.