Noble and sweets

Last night was another wonderful Darling Wine Tasting, hosted by our white wine maker - Welma Visser, at Darling Cellars. The header of this post says it all - it was sweet. (no pun intended) Welma had in her arsenal an array of wonderful wines, from all across the globe.

The tasting started off by the fireplace, where everyone was welcomed with a glass of Darling Cellars MCC Brut. It was cold, so the fire was very nice (except for Clement - he is from Switzerland and doesn't feel our South African cold).

After the pre-drinks we went in and the tasting started.

This was a blind tasting, but I will just name the wine tasted in order.

1. Noble Late Harvest - Heggies, Australia (2006)
2. Noble Late Harvest - Fleur de Cap, South Africa (2006)
3. Noble Late Harvest - Chateau Guiraud Sauternes, France (2006)
4. Noble Late Harvest - Darling Cellars, South Africa (2009)
5. Straw Wine - Tierhoek, South Africa (2006)
6. Straw Wine - Bindella Dolce Sinfonia, Italy (2006)
7. Straw Wine - Mullineux, South Africa (2010)
8. Frozen Eiswein - Yarden, Israel (2005)
9. Eiswein - Roll, Germany (2004)

The wine of the night was voted the Frozen Eiswein from Yarden. It was made from Gewürztraminer and comes from the vineyards Northern Golan.



The second wine of the night was the Darling Cellars Noble Late Harvest 2009. This wine was made from 100% Chenin blanc, 9 km from the Atlantic Ocean on the West Coast of South Africa.


After the tasting we had great Bobotie and rice and it was a perfect meal to end off a perfect evening.