Today our Black Magic Sommeliers get to grips with three dozen recently released reds and in two weeks time, the focus turns to bubbly. This will be the last blind tasting in the current series as we’ve decided to switch to tasting by appellation. Which is how I taste in Portugal for the People’s Wine Guide I write with Mr. Portuguese wines, Anibal Coutinho.

All the reds will be available for tasting at The Pendock this afternoon between 5-7pm in the foyer of the Taj Hotel in St. George’s Mall.

The schedule going forward will be

Wed 13 July Darling wines
Wed 20 July Southern Cape wines

Wed 10 August Olifants River wines
Wed 24 August Robertson wines

Wed 14 September Paarl wines
Wed 21 September Durbanville wines

Wed 12 October Swartland wines
Wed 26 October Stellenbosch wines

Wed 9 November Constantia wines
Wed 23 November Elgin wines

Wed 7 December – best wines of the year