Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Infinite Family

With all the bad press South Africa has been receiving lately, I feel that someone should share some of the good, that people from South Africa and the United States have been doing to help uplift our society.

Infinite Family is a program that connects African orphans with American communities. Africa has a lot of orphans, mainly because of HIV/AIDS and America has families with diverse and extensive parenting skills and using modern day technology, like video conferencing over satellite, we are bridging the gap, thereby enabling these communities to become mentors to our orphans. It is a great program and I have spoken to some of the orphaned children involved in the program and the growth in confidence and skill of these kids are astonishing.

If you are interested in doing more, please go to http://www.infinitefamily.org/

My Favourite Wine - Warwick

Blends, now this is an interesting topic. Some wine experts believe that a blend is easier to make than a Cabernet Sauvignon, but I feel that this is not the case. Now, this can and has been debated and since this is about what I think of blends, my opinion is the one that is recorded on this site. :)

Making the perfect blend is an skill, that is beyond comparison. It involves an ability to take different grapes, and add them in the exact quantities to create a wine that is not only smooth and easy drinking, but also a wine that with a little time, can grow into something that is rather spectacular.


If I have to pick a favourite, then Warwick Wines near Stellenbosch in the beautifully country of South Africa would be on the top of my list. Their Trilogy is a blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and each component was harvested and vinified separately. The wine was kept on the skins no longer than 7 days and the components were then allowed to finish malolactic fermentation and aged in French oak for 24 months. The Winemaker’s comments are: The wine shows great ripe fruit flavours with hints of chocolate and mocha. A sweet, perfumed luscious nose, which is earthy and provocative. Ripe prunes, raspberry and blackberry flavours abound. There is a silky soft feel in the mouth with nutty and coffee flavours on the palate. The wine has a very broad palette that lingers. Decanting when young will give more pleasure and aroma.

I currently have about 30 different bottles of Warwick, having tired most of their wines, including, Trilogy, Three Cape Ladies, Cabernet Franc, Pinotage and the new First Lady. do yourself a favour and try the Trilogy, you might just be very surprised.

Another New Day - Jack


So my boy started crawling on Monday (at 7 months), and my word does he move around. It is an amazing thing to see how quickly he learned to do this and already, he is trying to stand up, so it won't be long before he starts walking. I keep walking around with this ridiculous smile on my face as only a proud father can and I am loving it.

PS. Any woman that is 1.58cm tall, and can give birth to a 4.4kg baby, naturally, is a goddess in my book. I love you Gorgeous Girl