Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo
  • Home
  • About
  • Why I Wine
  • What’s In My Glass
  • Lifestyle
  • Wine Festivals
  • Food
  • Press Releases
  • Wine Routes
  • Gallery
  • Home
  • About
  • Why I Wine
  • What’s In My Glass
  • Lifestyle
  • Wine Festivals
  • Food
  • Press Releases
  • Wine Routes
  • Gallery

World’s Best Brandy awarded to Van Ryn’s

Posted at h in Lifestyle by 0 Comments
0 Likes
Share

VAN RYN’S 20-YEAR-OLD BRANDY IS THE BEST WINE BRANDY IN THE WORLD

South Africa is celebrating with the announcement that the locally produced Van Ryn’s 20-year-old potstill brandy has been awarded World’s Best Wine Brandy at the 2022 World Brandy Awards.

Read More
Contact

    Recent Posts
    • TASTE THE VERY FINEST AT CAROLINE’S RED WINE REVIEW Thursday 25 July
    • Jack Black Howls in Winter with its Wolves of Winter Oatmeal Stout
    • Announcement of the 2024 Fine Wine Awards’ winners: Hout Bay Vineyards Klasiek 2020 and Spier Frans K. Smit White 2018 were awarded the highest rankings
    Connect With Me
    𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬🍷

    throughmywineglass

    👋🏽 𝐈’𝐌 𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐀
    🍷𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐄 | 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 🍝 | 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 🎭| 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋
    🔞𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐘
    𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁 𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐃𝐎𝐆 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘 🦴🐕 🥃 Pinotage is one helluva grape. Much like the mighty Springboks, it was proudly home-grown in sunny South Africa, where a clever old botanist spliced the pretty-but-diva-like Pinot Noir with the more rugged Hermitage to give it some grit. The result was an elegant beast of grape that runs roughshod over other cultivars. It’s downright EPIC. Naturally, Six Dogs wanted to use it in a gin. But, as previously mentioned, they weren’t allowed to. This very fact brought out the rebel without a cause in their distiller, who then obviously had to. So he got crafty. Since he could not crush the Pinotage berries in the gin, or infuse it during the distillation process, it was decided to add hand-selected grapes to the gin once distillation was done so it could slowly, over a matter of months, impart its awesomeness into our marvellous gin. The result? Six Dogs Pinotage Stained Gin 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲! 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 www.sixdogs.com RECIPE 1 part Pinotage Stained Gin 1 part @twoinabushrooiboscordial 1 @checkers_sa Grapefruit cordial 1 Woolies Berry & Min flavoured water
    𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁 𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐃𝐎𝐆 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘 🦴🐕 🥃 Pinotage is one helluva grape. Much like the mighty Springboks, it was proudly home-grown in sunny South Africa, where a clever old botanist spliced the pretty-but-diva-like Pinot Noir with the more rugged Hermitage to give it some grit. The result was an elegant beast of grape that runs roughshod over other cultivars. It’s downright EPIC. Naturally, Six Dogs wanted to use it in a gin. But, as previously mentioned, they weren’t allowed to. This very fact brought out the rebel without a cause in their distiller, who then obviously had to. So he got crafty. Since he could not crush the Pinotage berries in the gin, or infuse it during the distillation process, it was decided to add hand-selected grapes to the gin once distillation was done so it could slowly, over a matter of months, impart its awesomeness into our marvellous gin. The result? Six Dogs Pinotage Stained Gin 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲! 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 www.sixdogs.com RECIPE 1 part Pinotage Stained Gin 1 part @twoinabushrooiboscordial 1 @checkers_sa Grapefruit cordial 1 Woolies Berry & Min flavoured water
    Thank you @durbanvillehills for sending me this ex Thank you @durbanvillehills for sending me this exciting delivery of what I’d like to call the olympics for aspiring chef. Last night the red and blue teams battled it out in the kitchen, and the blue team 💙💙 cooked their way to safety 🙌🏾 Let’s see if team Red can level the playing field next week. Are you team Red 🟥or team Blue 🟦? Let me know in the comments. #MasterChefSA #SAMasterChef #PicknPay #DurbanvilleHills #Throughmywineglass
    𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐡 🍷 Book your tickets for the Stellenbosch Wine Town Festival 2024! Celebrate the best of wine and culinary arts from 29 July to 4 August. Find out more:l https://plankton.mobi/Events/EventBooking/679f5b37-c03f-4191-bbbe-00924e21cf62 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ✅ Enjoy responsibly.🍷🔞 #StellenboschWine #WineRoute #Wine #WineTasting #StellenboschWineTownFestival #WineLoversUnite #WesternCape #Stellenbosch #ThinkQuality #DrinkStellenbosch #visitStellenbosch #WineBoscher
    𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 🎾 𝐒𝐄𝐓 🍷 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 👌🏾 Some top-quality tennis paired with top quality @grootepost wine Thank you @peterpentz & Groote Post for these cute branded @versussocks matching the fresh yet classic look of the new label .___________________________________________ #wimbledon2024 #menssemifinals #djokovic #grandslamthrills #musetti #southafricanwines #winelife #Instawine #sawines #wineoclock #winetime #ワイン #winewinewine #wineenthusiast #wineglass #winegeek #drinkwine #throughmywineglass
    A special day celebrating @KanonkopEstate 40th rel A special day celebrating @KanonkopEstate 40th release of the highly acclaimed Paul Sauer Bordeaux blend (2021) with Abrie Beeslaar & Johan Krige. What a memorable day tasting through time. ________________________________________ #50yearsofkanonkop #kanonkopwineestate #paulsauer #stellenboschwineroute #40yearsofpaulsauer ____________________________________________ ✅ Enjoy responsiblgy.🍷🔞
    𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐄 🍷 | 𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐄🍴 | 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘 🏨 Join the Vergenoegd Löw winemaking team as they embark on a culinary journey at Oude Werf Hotel’s Winemaker’s Series, a monthly celebration between May and September 2024. On the 29th June 2024 Chef ——— fusion of casual fine dining and paired with the exceptional the Vergenoegd Löw wines, celebrating terroir and the unique microclimates therein. Engage with fellow enthusiasts over carefully curated courses paired with featured estate wines for R695 per person. For those looking to enjoy the entire series, there’s a discounted price of R2780 per person for all five evenings. Additionally, all series tickets will include a 10% discount code valid for the month following each farm’s appearance, redeemable at that farm. Extend the experience with our exclusive accommodation special: a one-night stay from R3590, including breakfast and Winemaker’s Dinner for two. All dinners start at 18:00. To book, email reservations@oudewerf.co.za or call 021 887 4608 · August 31st: Zandvliet · September 28th: Kleine Zalze Engage with fellow enthusiasts over carefully curated courses paired with featured estate wines for R695 per person. For those looking to enjoy the entire series, there’s a discounted price of R2780 per person for all five evenings. Additionally, all series tickets will include a 10% discount code valid for the month following each farm’s appearance, redeemable at that farm. Extend the experience with our exclusive accommodation special: a one-night stay from R3590, including breakfast and Winemaker’s Dinner for two. All dinners start at 18:00. To book, email reservations@oudewerf.co.za or call 021 887 4608
    𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 ✨ 🍷 Warm up with the wide selection of their decadent red wines. 🍽️ Visit The Farm Eatery where the tapas menu by chef Martin De Kock showcases various dishes and flavour profiles perfect for sharing. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ✅ Enjoy responsibly.🍷🔞
    𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐆𝐃 𝐋Ö𝐖 Cellar-door tastings at the Homestead Wine Lounge The full range of Vergenoegd Löw wines can be sampled in the 1773 Homestead on the estate Two Bertus Basson restaurants Bertus Basson, who celebrates local culinary heritage and produce, has conceived two restaurants on the farm Wines The Vergenoegd Löw collection of wines reflect a balanced, mouth-filling flavour of fruit and an echo of the sea that’s satisfyingly refreshing. Read more about the offerings Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate 📍 Stellenbosch Wine Routes https://throughmywineglass.co.za/discover-vergenoegd-low-a-tranquil-luxury-retreat-in-stellenbosch/ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ✅ Enjoy responsibly.🍷🔞
    Follow on Instagram
    Upcoming Events

    Events in September 2024

    MMonday TTuesday WWednesday TThursday FFriday SSaturday SSunday
    26August 26, 2024
    27August 27, 2024
    28August 28, 2024
    29August 29, 2024
    30August 30, 2024
    31August 31, 2024
    1September 1, 2024
    2September 2, 2024
    3September 3, 2024
    4September 4, 2024
    5September 5, 2024
    6September 6, 2024
    7September 7, 2024
    8September 8, 2024
    9September 9, 2024
    10September 10, 2024
    11September 11, 2024
    12September 12, 2024
    13September 13, 2024
    14September 14, 2024
    15September 15, 2024
    16September 16, 2024
    17September 17, 2024
    18September 18, 2024
    19September 19, 2024
    20September 20, 2024
    21September 21, 2024
    22September 22, 2024
    23September 23, 2024
    24September 24, 2024
    25September 25, 2024
    26September 26, 2024
    27September 27, 2024
    28September 28, 2024
    29September 29, 2024
    30September 30, 2024
    1October 1, 2024
    2October 2, 2024
    3October 3, 2024
    4October 4, 2024
    5October 5, 2024
    6October 6, 2024
    © Copyright Through My Wine Glass