VINO GOES VIRTUAL.

In vino veritas (to get us through lockdown…).

With the sale of alcohol being prohibited during lockdown, there was a fair amount of panic buying. Fortunately trying to decide which bottle to open each evening allows for some entertainment – balancing out the plonk with the good stuff, trying to guess the weather for the next day and match the wine. The ideas get more creative with each passing sip…

Thankfully some of our favourite wine heroes and farms are heeding the call for some vine intervention (this one came without a sip of one yet!) during this time and playing host to some fun tastings, celebrity guessing games and more. Below are just a few of which we know – if you have others please do be sure to share!

Simonsig Wine Estate

They are hosting a weekly wine tasting on their IGTV channel – to tune in follow the link: Simonsig Wine Estate

To find out more about the farm, click here.

Cape Wine Lovers’ Society

Get your daily dose with Peter Hedley-Smith on the Cape Wine Lovers’ Society facebook page.

Dubbed “Taste Live with Dr Peter”, join Peter at 6pm daily as he picks a wine and shares a host of fascinating information.

You are guaranteed to have a grape time…!

InstaLive Celebrity Deathmatch Blind Tasting with Cape Town’s Publik Wine Bar

David Cope, vino extraordinaire and owner of Publik Wine Bar has come up with a brilliant concept to get us through lockdown – one sip at a time.

Daily, he selects a celebrity to match the mystery wine and shares some tidbits on the wine (and celebrity), getting you to try guess the wine along the way.

Even better for David is that he gets an entire audience to sit and watch him do the tasting as he sips the good stuff… Cruel!

Equal parts nerdy and ultra fun – you will certainly see us there! Catch them on their instagram account here.