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Our Hobo Pass through Britain 17 Jul 2011 | 12:06 am
After a laid back week in the country side we decided to head towards the coastline of England. We missed the ocean and the sun and thanks to google we managed to find various travelling options. Nat...
Up-Up Here We Go 16 Jul 2011 | 01:30 am
My very first journey abroad was more than just a big deal. The main reason behind the trip was to see my all-time-favourite rock band live in action…and of cause to visit some good old friends and fa...
How does winetimes.co.za stack-up against the big boys 14 Apr 2011 | 10:27 pm
A few months ago I’ve done a Alexa measurement with some of the more prominent wine and food websites. The last two weeks winetimes.co.za traffic load on our server became quite a problem and I had to...
Driving Down Memory Lane 13 Mar 2011 | 01:30 am
The first vehicle I ever drove was a red 1959 open roof Series III Land Rover. It was my dads prize possession which took him on many hunting, hout maak (gathering wood) and fishing trips, without eve...
WTF is up with the Top 100 SA Wines competition 17 Feb 2011 | 02:18 am
So yes, another wine competition to confuse us all. I already grinch at the current compliment of stickers on wine bottles. It is like the fake Viagra emails in my inbox, distracting me from the real...
How Alexa sees South Africa’s wine and food blogs 28 Jan 2011 | 07:37 pm
First, who the hell is Alexa? And no it’s not the new stripper at Mavericks. Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.com that is known for its toolbar and website. With...
Wine Detective at Durbanville Beer Festival 12 Dec 2010 | 11:46 pm
Looking for wine at a beer festival is as good as Chenin being called Steen in South Africa, but hey this is what I do. Like I did not already had enough to do on the day. There were finding a shady s...
Wine detective at Boschendal 2 Dec 2010 | 02:41 am
Last weekend we set our sights on Boschendal Wine Estate to attend this year’s Synergy Music Festival. The objectives: To find a few bands I’ve never heard before, and might like. See what wine the...
Spitting at Spit or Swallow 5 Jul 2010 | 03:53 am
While recovering from some wine time at the newly revamped Stellenbosch Wine Festival, I slapped open my laptop to find an email written by a certain “Johan Coetzee” (johancoetzee111@gmail.com) to the...
Amarula Ball Sack 28 May 2010 | 09:49 pm
Every now and then PR companies and wineries deliver “samples” to 406 HQ.Like the over exuberant horny guys outside Mavericks, we absolutely love the occasion and more so the treats! So yesterday we w...
