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My Books

"Pinotage: Behind the Legends of South Africa's own wine" is available on the ibookstore

Learn more about my new book telling all about Pinotage and read sample pages at
pinotagebook.weebly.com

A I Perold's
A Treatise
on Viticulture
A I Perold (1880-1941) was South Africa's first Professor of Viticulture and Oenology. He dedicated himself to improving the quality of grapes for wine, brandy and the table. He studied wine and brandy production in Europe, imported more than 60 varieties to the Cape and bred new ones. Perold said this book “is intended to serve both the student and the practical grape-grower. There are in it technical passages that will appeal more to the student, e.g. the chapters dealing with the biology of the vine, its external and internal morphology, the theory of grafting. My remarks on the practice of viticulture, such as those dealing with the propagation, manuring and pruning of the vine, the production of table grapes for export, will, it is hoped, assist the practical grape-grower as well as the student.” This is a newly typeset reprint, not a photocopy. Text on the 712 pages have been aligned to match the original pagination so any external references to pages in the Treatise will be valid in this edition
Available in paperback and hardback editions. 712 pages

A Year in Paarl
with
A I Perold

Dr Perolds report on his Paarl experiments 1915 - 1916 reprinted with glossary, introduction and brief biography. Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.

24 May 2017

London Wine Fair

At London Wine Fair on Tuesday I met two old friends while tasting the beautiful 10 year old Grangehurst Pinotage. Yegas Naidoo and Grangehurst's representative Rainer Koos.

Yegas flew to Quebec that evening to judge at a wine competition

Photo courtesy Yegas Naidoo

Tasting Champagne Bernard Robert poured by Glaucia Cerf, co-owner and Export Manager

Photo courtesy of Chris Gaffney, Events Photographer

23 May 2017

Popeseye Steakhouse

To London and the London Wine Fair 2017

Dinner at Popeseye Steakhouse, Blythe Street, near Olympia

The only mains on the menu; a choice of cuts and sizes of Aberdeen Angus grass-fed steaks which come with chips and a grilled tomato-half. Side saled is an optional extra.

11 May 2017

GOM and Carpenters Arms' Homemade Pie

To Harpenden and the Carpenters Arms for another evening with the Grumpy Old Men U3A Group.

From left; Andy, Gwyn, Peter N, Peter M, Mike, Gerry M, Martin, Mark, Ron, Gerry W.

The Carpenters Arms is rightly popular with the GOM for its home made pies, just like mum used to make, with short-crust pastry and a packed filling. Beautiful crispy chips too.

On our menu tonight is Chicken and Mushroom or Minced Beef and Onion Pie with Chips and vegetables, followed by Pear and Almond Tart with Icecream or Custard.

One couldn't eat all their chips.

Photo's of the GOM courtesy of Gerald Maguire
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06 May 2017

Caroline and Stuart in Bala

Caroline, Peter & Joan about to enter the wood

To Bala in Wales for lunch with Caroline, Stewart and family.Then we adults walked up to see the progress they'd made in tidyng their wood at the top of the hill and from there we walked across fields to a nearby triangulation post at the highest point and were rewarded with tremendous 360 degree views.