Grape

Cathy Van Zyl's blog

Surfeit of sauvignon

If it's summer, it must be (mostly) seafood on the menu, especially if it's sauvignon blanc starring as the accompanying wine. Read more

Giving the word ‘cellar door’ new meaning

There's a company called 'Style your Garage' that creates images - photographs printed on weather-proof tarpaulins - for garage doors Read more

Trouble at Terminal 5

It takes a special kind of person to miss their flight home despite having arrived at the airport some five hours ahead of take-off. Read more

Crosses in the UK

It seemed, after opening a bottle of prosecco with breakfast to celebrate my arrival in the UK, silly to wait until the Boeing flew over before proceeding on to white, Read more

Bad luck days

Some days, things just don’t go my way. Even when friends have the best wine intentions. Read more