People of Shiraz, the most recent post on Oscar's blog (www.oscarspleasure.com) takes a look at the surprising number of Iranian fans on the The Very Sexy Shiraz’s Facebook page.

We were invited to present The Very Sexy Shiraz at Cape Town’s first Sexpo. The opportunity to show our wines to 30 000 expected visitors was too tempting to turn down, so off we went. We also took along The Dark Side (a wine with curves where others don’t have places), Inkspot and Daisy Darling.
 

On 31 May the Cow Shed at Cloof will become the Hay Lounge, with an intimate performance by popular Cape Town band Jacsharp. Space is limited, so you need to be sharp (if you’ll excuse the expression). Tickets are R150 per adult, and include lunch (see Events & Tastings section of our website for menu and booking information).

Cloof Crucible Shiraz 2006 has now joined previous vintages of this wine in being awarded a gold medal on the Decanter World Wine Awards. By itself this is an achievement we’re delighted about, but this follows on both the 2004 and 2003 vintages winning gold on the Decanter show.

It may be time for me to re-evaluate a number of aspects of my life. Such thought processes are normally precipitated by an episode of high crisis, which is hardly the way one can describe a 36-hour journey to Winnipeg, even if one’s luggage takes nearly 48 hours to make the same journey. Add to the mix a seven-hour time difference, 3°C temperatures for which one obviously isn’t equipped, dirty clothes against freshly-showered skin, interminable airport experiences, and one does start to get close to a state that, if not crisis-like in nature, is certainly something that suggests a fresh approach should be considered.