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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 Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.

21 January 2019

MI5 I SPY numberplate

Great number plate!

Seen parked outside Waterstones.

07 January 2019

Grump of the Month

Delighted to win Grump of the Month January 2019 at the Six Bells, St Michaels Village.

29 December 2018

Flight Home

Asian vegetarian on way home, (rather dry) chick peas, rice and vegetable curry. And Champagne.

25 December 2018

Christmas Dinner on Gran Canaria

At Christmas evening pre-dinner cocktail party at Costa Canaria hotel, San Augustin, Gran Canaria, with live musicians.

For dinner Joan started with plump prawns, griddled in front of her, I went straight to the roast turkey. But no roast potatoes so chips had to suffice.

The generously poured red was CVNE Crianza Rioja, 2015.

And who did we spot earlier that day?

22 December 2018

Biker Santas

Finishing coffee at a waterfront cafe in Maspalomas we heard and felt a very loud roar like a low flying jet, but it was 200+ motor bikes and trikes revving up and riding up and down the street escorted by police motorbikes.

Every biker and pillion rider was in Santa costume and bikes decorated too.