Absolute essential viewing for wine lovers!
July 7th, 2010
Don't you just love the French? Nothing can stop them enjoying their favourite drink! Sandihurst wine lesson #1: Always have corkscrew. Lesson #2: Watch this video...
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Pinot & Potjie Report
July 5th, 2010
A few pictures and a belated report back.
The day started real early and building a fire in the rain is quite depressing... However, the rain cleared up, the fire burnt nicely, the pots went onto the fire on schedule (sort of) and the people arrived en ...
Wine Pricing
July 2nd, 2010
Great article and debate on the pricing of wine if you click here. Raises quite a few questions and the answers aren't always that easy or clear. Ultimately, enjoying wine is a very personal, subjective and emotive issue. How to calculate the value of "I like this" versus "I like this a lot"? Unfortunately, too often it may be a case of "they like this therefore I ...
International Wine Challenge Announce 2010 Trophy Winners
July 1st, 2010
And the Sandihurst True & Daring Riesling 2007 is one of them!
Out of 46 wine producing countries and over 10,000 wines entered, this is just about the most amazing thing that has happened with us here at Sandihurst. Are we excited? You bet!
The awards dinner is in London in September and you can read about it and book your tickets by clicking here. You can also go ...
Pinot & Potjies Charity Event
June 23rd, 2010
Just a quick reminder about our annual Rescue Helicopter fund raiser event this coming Sunday. Buy on-line from our website (click here) or call us. We won't have door sales on the day and booking your space is essential. Get a few friends together and come and support the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust (Westpac Rescue Helicopter). All proceeds of the event ...
All over the world
June 17th, 2010
First turn on your sound. Talking about export and strategy and target markets, our son Sean commented: "You should go where Matt goes". So who the heck is Matt? He doesn't tell us, he shows us. And it is not "Who the heck is Matt"? It is "Where the hell is Matt?" Brilliant! Hope you enjoy too!
Painting taste sensations with words…
June 9th, 2010
"Pale lemon colour. Wonderful, slightly evolved Riesling nose with kiwi fruit and lime marmalade scents. Crystalline purity with beautifully balanced fruit : acidity : sweetness. Long." Can you taste that?! That is the summary we received from the judges' notes at the International Wine Challenge 2010. Their description of our Sandihurst True & Daring Riesling 2007 which they awarded a Gold medal. I love it (the description and the wine). This is one blog post that doesn't get a picture - the words ...
Gold medal Riesling celebration – Want some?
May 25th, 2010
All of us here at Sandihurst are absolutely over the moon about the Gold medal won by our True & Daring Riesling at the International Wine Challenge. We've celebrated the news over the weekend and we decided that we should share in the celebrations with those of you who like to read about what happens here at Sandihurst.
What we've done ...
Plunging Pinot Noir late at night
May 15th, 2010
You have to be mad (or mad about your job) to be plunging Pinot Noir very late on a Friday night. I've posted a few pictures on the Gallery pages (Winery and Vineyard album) showing mad people on a Friday night...
Wine diamonds – a winelover’s best friend…
May 6th, 2010
We get asked so many times about the crystals that are found in wine that Celia has compiled a little one-page information piece which we use in various formats to tell people about this wonderful discovery which, if you're lucky, you'll find in the bottom of your glass or on the bottom of the cork. So for those that are interested, here is ...
Hennie Bosman
South African born, erudite and possessed of a love of life and rapier wit derived of a ponytail-wearing free spirit and somewhat chequered past, Hennie’s career path has been anything but average.
From rather alarming compulsory military service to the bewilderment of university, Hennie entered the Foreign Service anticipating lusty hedonistic thrills. Instead he received tour upon tour of feet-grounding hair-raising duty and a true appreciation of diplomacy in adversity. Hennie’s extraordinary life experiences and education more than adequately prepared him for his future ventures in the private sector. They also draw intrigue and the collective scrape of chairs at the raw hint of a damned good story.
Since discovering the fragile and whimpering bones of a dilapidated winery in 2005, Hennie and wife Celia have cultivated an award-winning success. The Sandihurst of today is recognised with gold medals from New Zealand and all over the world. For this, Hennie credits tenacity, sheer hard work, his wife’s utter brilliance and their shared devotion to a fine drop of wine. Challenge, Hennie insists, is integral to life.
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