Archive for the ‘Hannibal’ Category

Join us for a special Bouchard Finlayson tutored tasting

A vertical tasting of our famous Hannibal wines will be sampled alongside some delectable Italian nibbles at La Cucina de Ciro in JHB on the 6th June and at Il Leone in CPT on the 20th June. This is one of those tastings that cannot be missed by the wine-enthusiast – knowledge is shared and this blend explored as it ages with appealing composure! Read the rest of this entry »

Bouchard Finlayson’s 2012 Platter Guide Ratings

“The practical art of the wine maker ends with the bottling of his wines. From this moment on the wine becomes the creative province of the individual wine lover. The relationship between the wine and drinker may be simple or sophisticated. It may be a casual matter of the odd glass of wine over lunch, the occasional bottle with a good dinner, a passing but pleasurable acquaintance. Or it may be a deeper and fuller commitment. All aspects of wine and its cultur, from its history to its growing and making, from its storage to its presentation, and above all, its tasting and appreciation, may become areas of exploration and delight in their own right. The pleasure of wine may thus be developed with knowledge and experience into something more complex, rewarding and enduring, a lifetime’s pursuit.

As with art, music and literature, wine appreciation is a matter of aesthetics, for a Wine too has properties of balance, harmony and complexity. And like art, there are no simple equations which exist for its evaluation; the way to understand it is through conscious effort.” Read the rest of this entry »

Keeping you in the loop!

The warmer weather is taking its time to arrive in the valley this year, while we are kept busy with the activities in the vineyard aimed at optimizing the conditions dealt to us thus far for harvest 2012 – at this point we are balancing out the number of shoots per vine in order to optimize the sunlight in the canopy for the ripening period which follows fruit set after flowering!

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General Hannibal on African elephants and modern man “en velo” – an exhilarating trek across the Alps, accompanied by Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal 2006!

Whilst the Pyrenees divide France and northern Spain, its easterly border is cut off from Italy by the majestic Alps.  Mountains that divide cultures, languages, beliefs and of course, grape varieties.  Planting Nebbiolo or Sangiovese in Burgundy or Pinot noir in Piedmont is an absolute faux pas.  Europe is all about terroir, a notion that has taken centuries to groom, leading to the wine styles that we see in the New World today.  What of the Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal then, a blend of French and Italian grape varieties?

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