Day 18: Blue Buses, Constantia Wine, and Saying Goodbye to the Cape

Photo and “Slideshow” to come! Just gotta get the writing done! After several days of early departures and tightly scheduled adventures — Table Mountain, penguins, Cape storms, and our rather thoughtful “difficult discussion” about poaching — the final full day in Cape Town began with a gift: We didn’t have to meet until 9:30 a.m. […]


The Court of Master Sommeliers (as it applies to South African Wines)

(a.k.a. Yes, I Actually Did That) Before we dive into South Africa, a small (but actually not small) preface. During COVID — when the rest of the planet was perfecting sourdough — I enrolled in the Certified Introductory level with the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS). They shipped me little bottles. Dozens of them. Tiny, […]