Ayama

 Ayama    29 March 2025    26/60

Italian day at Ayama! A large number of people attended and a good time was had by all. Lovely food and good wine to be shared.

Besides the usual, friends Alan and Karen joined with some of their friends. The wine of the day was a close run thing, with the winner coming in with 5 to 4 votes!

Best Wine of the day

Name of Wine	Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Price	R 150
Aroma	Black currant , leather
Colour	Black
Taste	Black currant, black cherry
Overall Rating (/20)	16
Winery rating (/20)	18
Vintage	2023
Alcohol %	13.5%

Brookdale

 

Brookdale    28 March 2025    25/60

Best Wine of the day

Name of Wine	GSM
Varietal	Grenache Syrah cinsaut mauvedre
Price	R 155
Aroma	Black currant
Colour	Black
Taste	Black currant, black cherry
Overall Rating (/20)	17
Winery rating (/20)	18
Vintage	2024
Alcohol %	14%

Nederburg

Nederburg    28 March 2025    24/60 

Best Wine of the day

Name of Wine	Brew master Heritage Heroes
Varietal	Bordeaux blend
Price	R 150
Aroma	Raspberry
Colour	Black
Taste	Berry, leather
Overall Rating (/20)	18
Winery rating (/20)	18
Vintage	2021
Alcohol %	14%

Jack Black Taproom

 Jack Black @ Nederburg 28 March 2025 23/60

We stumbled on this taproom on the way to taste wine at Nederburg. Of all the rotten luck!

Best Beer of the day

Name of Beer	Brewer’s Lager
Varietal	Lager
Price	R 46
Aroma	Caramel
Colour	Amber
Taste	Crisp
Overall Rating (/20)	16
Winery rating (/20)	14
IBU	22
Alcohol %	5%