by Pieter Walser | Aug 28, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Digging through heaps of broken glass to find the survivors of THE HEAT WAVE, the total death toll rose dramatically to almost 2100, leaving less than 1000 survivors.To set the scene: I now had proper Champagne bottles filled with a wine/yeast mixture under extreme...
by Pieter Walser | Aug 28, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
What’s Degorge? After digging through heaps of broken glass to find the survivors of THE HEAT WAVE, it was quality control time: basically this meant opening random bottles of the 1000 survivors. I tested for pressure and tasted to see if I could identify any...
by Pieter Walser | Aug 28, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Standing ankle deep in Cap Classique, I was fiddling through the broken glass assessing the death toll. Almost 2000 of the original 3000 bottles kicked the bucket under the tremendous heat and pressure – I was devastated. All my hard work for (almost) nothing.At...
by Pieter Walser | Aug 28, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy”Samuel JohnsonIt’s interesting: Mister Johnson says that the one who “ASPIRES” to be a hero must drink brandy! So where does that leave the “ESTABLISHED” hero? Champagne...
by Pieter Walser | Aug 27, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Drinking by yourself – Sad or secure!?It’s a Wednesday evening – you and your family are having a quick bite to eat at the restaurant around the corner. As you sit down, your eye catches the poor soul sitting in the corner of the bar, all by himself....
