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Vintage Childrens Wallpaper Biography
Vintage Trouble formed in 2010 out of the ashes of a few other bands, and not by chance, Ty Taylor (vocal) and Nalle Colt (guitar) teamed up with drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill. They entered The Bomb Shelter Studio, recorded an album's worth of material in three days, which was intended to be demos and ended up being pressed into CDs. The Bomb Shelter Sessions became Vintage Trouble’s first album. Selling it at their gigs was easy and not surprisingly so were the calls to feature their music in several commercial media.
With a unified decision to stay in Los Angeles to build their musical foundation as a band, weekly residences in the area lead to a large assembly of fans in a short amount of time. These fans became known as the "TroubleMakers." It was that underground buzz that lead to legendary manager Doc McGhee taking notice and signing Vintage Trouble to his roster after hearing only a single chorus. Doc's first order of business became breaking the band in England, right away. Their first venture overseas resulted in a similar groundswell with Music Weekly naming them 2011 Breakout Artist of the Year and HMV hailing them as their "Next Big Thing.”
Their return to the U.S. and Harvelle's was nothing short of epic, with a line forming down the block before the club even opened. Vintage Trouble felt the homecoming as a true testament to their fans’ dedication at spreading the word and sharing their music. The crowd inside was just as amped; young and old, newbies and old faithful, all anticipating the transference of energy from the band to their soles. Vintage Trouble didn't disappoint. The next day the band would be on a plane back to London to appear on Later… with Jools Holland. This performance was one of the most talked about of the year, blowing up Twitter as the 6th most tweeted topic worldwide just hours after the show. The very next day, their self-released debut, The Bomb Shelter Sessions entered the charts, becoming the No. 1 "R&B Album" and No. 2 "Rock Album" on Amazon UK—No. 6 on Amazon overall and No. 13 on iTunes, charting in the "UK Top 40" by the time it was officially released in July.
The band went on to play 80 shows in 100 days in front of an estimated 400,000 people throughout the UK and Germany. The next three months brought them an opportunity playing theaters, opening for Brian May's Anthems Tour, and then as the support for Bon Jovi in stadiums and arenas on the UK, Ireland and German legs of the tour, playing to over 200,000 people in just under two weeks—all the while headlining smaller venues, after-hours clubs, and pubs. Guitarist Magazine ran a feature about Nalle, and The Bomb Shelter Sessions was named one of the "Top 25 Guitar Albums of the Year” by Total Guitar Magazine. They won the Classic Rock Award for "Best New Band of 2011"—an honor that German Music Magazine would also bestow upon them.
Things exploded around their penultimate show in Glasgow. The demand for tickets was so great that they were bumped up from a 500 seat venue to play for over 800 freshly converted “TroubleMakers.” Ty was invited to front Queen for Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday celebration in London, setting the stage for Vintage Trouble to embark on their third overseas tour, with destinations including Italy, Germany, Paris, Belgium, and the Netherlands. They played Hyde Park Main Stage twice in eight days (The Wireless Festival and Hard Rock Calling). They were featured on Sky News, recorded an MTV The Studio Sessions with Tony Visconti, in addition to 17 live radio sessions throughout the tour, including Radio 2- Janice Long, 6 Music With Craig Charles, Q Radio, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Scotland.
2012 is proving to be just as busy. In January they sold out The Troubadour in Los Angeles and took up residencies at both The Cosmopolitan and Hard Rock Hotels in Las Vegas. Their first video "Nancy Lee," filmed entirely with an iPhone, won at the Original iPhone Film Fest, not just taking the Music Video category, but the festival's grand prize as well. In February, Google Music selected Vintage Trouble as the featured artist at Sundance where their live performance rocked the film community and they made their first appearance in Rolling Stone. Their too-brief Australian tour included the Sydney Festival and the Australian Film Awards and was met with such an overwhelming response that a return trip is guaranteed sooner rather than later. In March their SXSW showcase in Austin was named "the fourth best live performance of the festival" by Paste Magazine (only behind The Jesus and Mary Chain, Jack White and Bruce Springsteen). To celebrate the official U.S. release of The Bomb Shelter Sessions, Best Buy will feature Vintage Trouble on their TV screens in stores nationwide.
Currently on tour in Canada and the northeastern United States with Van Hunt, they have been invited by KISS to open for them at the 2012 NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament in New Orleans. Looking forward, they'll be back on the East Coast with The Cranberries, and a tour of Germany with Lenny Kravitz is scheduled for summer 2012.
Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor, Nalle Colt, Richard Danielson and Rick Barrio Dill together form a quartet of sincere musicians whose combination of hard work, talent, and luck are undoubtedly going to take them right where they deserve to be: on our radios, in our cars, our headphones, our televisions, at the venues where we go to see our favorite bands and on the soundtrack of our favorite moments in life.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartlan
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartland.
Neil and Anibel.
They are going about their winemaking in a radical new way.
Neil hails the taste buds of Allan Mullins of Woolworths; ’razor sharp and honed finer than a butcher’s sharpest knife after decades of practice’.
Given that 10% of the 5 star wines in the Platter guide 2011 are Allan Mullins’ wines that makes him the most successful wine maker in South Africa.
It would appear that wine buyers in Soweto are not as snobby as wine buyers in the Cape and they appear to be more down to earth. Another weird factoid is that 2 million of litres are wine are produced in Zimbabwe. Excuse me!
Wine competitions are lashed, and are revealed for what they really are; elaborate shams and moneymaking scams.
Anthony Hamilton Russell has a bee in his bonnet; ‘Pinotage has been turned into a caricature. It’s Beaujolais on steroids’
The Parlotones wines are praised from a taste and marketing point of view. Their wine ‘Giant Mistake’ sells five times the volume of any other Woollies wine at this price point.
At the end of the day 2009 is the wine making year to remember but, even still, Neil observes that the main problem with SA wine is that there are too many wines, and too many at a high price.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartland.
Neil and Anibel.
They are going about their winemaking in a radical new way.
Neil hails the taste buds of Allan Mullins of Woolworths; ’razor sharp and honed finer than a butcher’s sharpest knife after decades of practice’.
Given that 10% of the 5 star wines in the Platter guide 2011 are Allan Mullins’ wines that makes him the most successful wine maker in South Africa.
It would appear that wine buyers in Soweto are not as snobby as wine buyers in the Cape and they appear to be more down to earth. Another weird factoid is that 2 million of litres are wine are produced in Zimbabwe. Excuse me!
Wine competitions are lashed, and are revealed for what they really are; elaborate shams and moneymaking scams.
Anthony Hamilton Russell has a bee in his bonnet; ‘Pinotage has been turned into a caricature. It’s Beaujolais on steroids’
The Parlotones wines are praised from a taste and marketing point of view. Their wine ‘Giant Mistake’ sells five times the volume of any other Woollies wine at this price point.
At the end of the day 2009 is the wine making year to remember but, even still, Neil observes that the main problem with SA wine is that there are too many wines, and too many at a high price.
The book itself.
The December entry sees the chapter dedicated to Alex van Heerden, a gifted trumpeter who was a major part of the Solms Delta wine farm. He passed away in 2009. The wine for December is a non traditional port; the Solms-Delta Gemoedsrus Fortified Shiraz. By the way, I’ve tasted this and it is delicious.
Pendock believes Solms-Delta is the most honest empowerment initiative yet in the Winelands, this do- it- yourself project is fast becoming a showcase for the wine industry in South Africa.
The end of the book goes into an amusing rift about smell and wine and how both are so interlinked, even going so far as getting wine makers to spill the beans on what aftershave they wear, if any.
After reading the book I felt punch drunk, such was the avalanche of entertaining information bouncing off the pages.
Pendock is a whirlwind of people’s stories, experiences, anecdotes and tales. He scoops them all up and links them through a common thread – wine.
Vintage Childrens Wallpaper Biography
Vintage Trouble formed in 2010 out of the ashes of a few other bands, and not by chance, Ty Taylor (vocal) and Nalle Colt (guitar) teamed up with drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill. They entered The Bomb Shelter Studio, recorded an album's worth of material in three days, which was intended to be demos and ended up being pressed into CDs. The Bomb Shelter Sessions became Vintage Trouble’s first album. Selling it at their gigs was easy and not surprisingly so were the calls to feature their music in several commercial media.
With a unified decision to stay in Los Angeles to build their musical foundation as a band, weekly residences in the area lead to a large assembly of fans in a short amount of time. These fans became known as the "TroubleMakers." It was that underground buzz that lead to legendary manager Doc McGhee taking notice and signing Vintage Trouble to his roster after hearing only a single chorus. Doc's first order of business became breaking the band in England, right away. Their first venture overseas resulted in a similar groundswell with Music Weekly naming them 2011 Breakout Artist of the Year and HMV hailing them as their "Next Big Thing.”
Their return to the U.S. and Harvelle's was nothing short of epic, with a line forming down the block before the club even opened. Vintage Trouble felt the homecoming as a true testament to their fans’ dedication at spreading the word and sharing their music. The crowd inside was just as amped; young and old, newbies and old faithful, all anticipating the transference of energy from the band to their soles. Vintage Trouble didn't disappoint. The next day the band would be on a plane back to London to appear on Later… with Jools Holland. This performance was one of the most talked about of the year, blowing up Twitter as the 6th most tweeted topic worldwide just hours after the show. The very next day, their self-released debut, The Bomb Shelter Sessions entered the charts, becoming the No. 1 "R&B Album" and No. 2 "Rock Album" on Amazon UK—No. 6 on Amazon overall and No. 13 on iTunes, charting in the "UK Top 40" by the time it was officially released in July.
The band went on to play 80 shows in 100 days in front of an estimated 400,000 people throughout the UK and Germany. The next three months brought them an opportunity playing theaters, opening for Brian May's Anthems Tour, and then as the support for Bon Jovi in stadiums and arenas on the UK, Ireland and German legs of the tour, playing to over 200,000 people in just under two weeks—all the while headlining smaller venues, after-hours clubs, and pubs. Guitarist Magazine ran a feature about Nalle, and The Bomb Shelter Sessions was named one of the "Top 25 Guitar Albums of the Year” by Total Guitar Magazine. They won the Classic Rock Award for "Best New Band of 2011"—an honor that German Music Magazine would also bestow upon them.
Things exploded around their penultimate show in Glasgow. The demand for tickets was so great that they were bumped up from a 500 seat venue to play for over 800 freshly converted “TroubleMakers.” Ty was invited to front Queen for Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday celebration in London, setting the stage for Vintage Trouble to embark on their third overseas tour, with destinations including Italy, Germany, Paris, Belgium, and the Netherlands. They played Hyde Park Main Stage twice in eight days (The Wireless Festival and Hard Rock Calling). They were featured on Sky News, recorded an MTV The Studio Sessions with Tony Visconti, in addition to 17 live radio sessions throughout the tour, including Radio 2- Janice Long, 6 Music With Craig Charles, Q Radio, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Scotland.
2012 is proving to be just as busy. In January they sold out The Troubadour in Los Angeles and took up residencies at both The Cosmopolitan and Hard Rock Hotels in Las Vegas. Their first video "Nancy Lee," filmed entirely with an iPhone, won at the Original iPhone Film Fest, not just taking the Music Video category, but the festival's grand prize as well. In February, Google Music selected Vintage Trouble as the featured artist at Sundance where their live performance rocked the film community and they made their first appearance in Rolling Stone. Their too-brief Australian tour included the Sydney Festival and the Australian Film Awards and was met with such an overwhelming response that a return trip is guaranteed sooner rather than later. In March their SXSW showcase in Austin was named "the fourth best live performance of the festival" by Paste Magazine (only behind The Jesus and Mary Chain, Jack White and Bruce Springsteen). To celebrate the official U.S. release of The Bomb Shelter Sessions, Best Buy will feature Vintage Trouble on their TV screens in stores nationwide.
Currently on tour in Canada and the northeastern United States with Van Hunt, they have been invited by KISS to open for them at the 2012 NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament in New Orleans. Looking forward, they'll be back on the East Coast with The Cranberries, and a tour of Germany with Lenny Kravitz is scheduled for summer 2012.
Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor, Nalle Colt, Richard Danielson and Rick Barrio Dill together form a quartet of sincere musicians whose combination of hard work, talent, and luck are undoubtedly going to take them right where they deserve to be: on our radios, in our cars, our headphones, our televisions, at the venues where we go to see our favorite bands and on the soundtrack of our favorite moments in life.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartlan
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartland.
Neil and Anibel.
They are going about their winemaking in a radical new way.
Neil hails the taste buds of Allan Mullins of Woolworths; ’razor sharp and honed finer than a butcher’s sharpest knife after decades of practice’.
Given that 10% of the 5 star wines in the Platter guide 2011 are Allan Mullins’ wines that makes him the most successful wine maker in South Africa.
It would appear that wine buyers in Soweto are not as snobby as wine buyers in the Cape and they appear to be more down to earth. Another weird factoid is that 2 million of litres are wine are produced in Zimbabwe. Excuse me!
Wine competitions are lashed, and are revealed for what they really are; elaborate shams and moneymaking scams.
Anthony Hamilton Russell has a bee in his bonnet; ‘Pinotage has been turned into a caricature. It’s Beaujolais on steroids’
The Parlotones wines are praised from a taste and marketing point of view. Their wine ‘Giant Mistake’ sells five times the volume of any other Woollies wine at this price point.
At the end of the day 2009 is the wine making year to remember but, even still, Neil observes that the main problem with SA wine is that there are too many wines, and too many at a high price.
Neil Pendock, Luan Nel and Joaquim Sa.
It would appear that 2009 is a “comet vintage”, a bounty from Bacchus, an amazing year for South African wines. This is also the year that South Africa celebrated 350 years making wine at the southern tip of Africa, according to Neil Pendock.
Neil Pendock is South Africa’s leading wine writer and commentator, full stop.
His blog is mandatory reading for anyone and everyone remotely interested in the wine business. That includes drinkers.
Unbelievably, he is not a wine snob, a real achievement in a business that is overrun and drowning with wine ‘experts’ who believe they and their opinions are above mere mortals like you and me; people who actual shop and pay for wine.
Neil is actively on the side of the hungry-for-a-bargain customer, and bang-for-your-buck- merchants. This makes him a rare individual, and his opinions are in demand.
His latest book, ‘Biography of a Vintage’, is a hum dinger.
Peter Weetman and Harry Reginald Haddon.
It’s chock full of stories, depicting rivalries, friendships, trials and tribulations, extraordinary droplets of fact and perhaps even some fiction. And of course wine, there’s loads of wine mentioned.
It’s written like a diary; month by month, with a different wine heading up each month.
New facts were unearthed for me around every corner, my prejudices were reconfirmed and I jotted down new names of wines I feel I absolutely have to taste.
So here’s a sliver of what’s on offer; the UK has 416 wineries. I didn’t know this, and I’m tempted to say big swinging ding dong, but I won’t. Michael Rolland is the world’s most successful flying wine maker and he’s French. More like a gun for hire.
The United States is the Holy Grail for SA wine exporters and America will soon become the largest wine market in the world. I wouldn’t have guessed that.
PR and marketeer extraordinaire Georgie Prout of Glen Carlou.
I adored reading the entry for the month of April, and the interview with the wine owner Paul Boutinot. His wines are called Circle of Life. Paul shoots from the hip and doesn’t pull any punches. Brilliant nuggets of wisdom tumble out of his mouth, and of course Pendock is ready and waiting to capture these tit bits.
On page 85 I get a mention. I blushed as I read it, but I have to admit it is funny, and Neil did spell my name correctly.
Moving along swiftly, I enjoyed reading about a couple called Mullineux who live in the Swartland.
Neil and Anibel.
They are going about their winemaking in a radical new way.
Neil hails the taste buds of Allan Mullins of Woolworths; ’razor sharp and honed finer than a butcher’s sharpest knife after decades of practice’.
Given that 10% of the 5 star wines in the Platter guide 2011 are Allan Mullins’ wines that makes him the most successful wine maker in South Africa.
It would appear that wine buyers in Soweto are not as snobby as wine buyers in the Cape and they appear to be more down to earth. Another weird factoid is that 2 million of litres are wine are produced in Zimbabwe. Excuse me!
Wine competitions are lashed, and are revealed for what they really are; elaborate shams and moneymaking scams.
Anthony Hamilton Russell has a bee in his bonnet; ‘Pinotage has been turned into a caricature. It’s Beaujolais on steroids’
The Parlotones wines are praised from a taste and marketing point of view. Their wine ‘Giant Mistake’ sells five times the volume of any other Woollies wine at this price point.
At the end of the day 2009 is the wine making year to remember but, even still, Neil observes that the main problem with SA wine is that there are too many wines, and too many at a high price.
The book itself.
The December entry sees the chapter dedicated to Alex van Heerden, a gifted trumpeter who was a major part of the Solms Delta wine farm. He passed away in 2009. The wine for December is a non traditional port; the Solms-Delta Gemoedsrus Fortified Shiraz. By the way, I’ve tasted this and it is delicious.
Pendock believes Solms-Delta is the most honest empowerment initiative yet in the Winelands, this do- it- yourself project is fast becoming a showcase for the wine industry in South Africa.
The end of the book goes into an amusing rift about smell and wine and how both are so interlinked, even going so far as getting wine makers to spill the beans on what aftershave they wear, if any.
After reading the book I felt punch drunk, such was the avalanche of entertaining information bouncing off the pages.
Pendock is a whirlwind of people’s stories, experiences, anecdotes and tales. He scoops them all up and links them through a common thread – wine.
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