by Johnathan Grieve | Wednesday, 3 Jul 2013 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences
My travels in Asia last month included visiting the bustling mega-city of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, where we attended a trade show. We enjoyed a phenomenal reception for Avondale wines in this island country of 200 million people where the wine market is still...
by Johnathan Grieve | Tuesday, 25 Jun 2013 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences
In April, I enjoyed my first experience of Japan as I presented Avondale at the Wine & Gourmet JAPAN exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight. It was a great show for us and our wines had a fantastic reception. As a wine producer, Japan has a sophisticated, growing...
by Johnathan Grieve | Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences
What a pleasure it was to experience the amazing cooking of the Mount Nelson’s Executive Chef Rudi Liebenberg at our lunch-time launch of the 2010 vintage of Avondale’s Cyclus. I was joined by award-wining wine writer, Joanne Gibson, and it is not every day that you...
by Johnathan Grieve | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences
It was early evening when the fire started to come down the mountain towards us with a wind sweeping it along with great speed and force.…. On Monday 28th January, we got word that a fire, which started in the Franschhoek area and was bolstered by strong winds, was...
by Johnathan Grieve | Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences
Most of my overseas travels are busy business trips taken up with the work of developing new markets for Avondale’s extraordinary wines approved by Mother Nature. So, it was refreshing for me to get out to the Gold Coast of New South Wales in Australia with the aim...
by Johnathan Grieve | Wednesday, 22 Aug 2012 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences, Uncategorised
The blast of late Winter cold has perked up my appetite for the kind of hearty all-in-the pot supper that brings inner warmth and comfort on a chilly night. This tasty recipe for a slow-cooked, traditional-style oxtail stew takes time but it is well worth the wait. ...