by Pieter Walser | Dec 27, 2012 | Testimonials
BLANKbottle My EIE Stofpaf 2011 Blaauwklipped pad Cabernet franc was rated by platter amongst one of the top 10 Cabernet franc’s in South Africa.
by Pieter Walser | Dec 5, 2012 | Blog
Annually, on my birthday (not today, I wrote this a month ago), I like to reflect a bit. So please bear with me as this newsletter is a bit more emotionally than educationally driven. Looking back, I see BLANKbottle as a huge clumsy aircraft trying to gain speed on...
by Pieter Walser | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
A few times this year I was sort of left with a red face, being sold out on wines I hadn’t officially released. Now I know being sold out isn’t considered a problem in most people’s books, but for me it’s not ideal to not give everyone who...
by Pieter Walser | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog, Testimonials
Tim Atkin, UK Master of Wine tasted the WHITE BLACK 2010 with Simon Taylor of Stone, Vine and Sun in the UK. He gave it 93 points and had the following to say: Yet another name to add to the list of stunning white blends that are emerging from South Africa, Pieter...
by Pieter Walser | Oct 22, 2012 | Blog
As I am writing this I am sitting in the coffee shop of my Hotel on the Durban beachfront. I have three private tastings planned for the evenings and I’m sure you know by now where I’ll be in the day. I have 3 Durban trips scheduled for Oct/Nov and one...