Under the Influence of latitude

Under the Influence had the pleasure of hosting a wine and food pairing with a difference for Investec at Tintswalo Waterfall last week. The Guests had all worked hard during the year and produced exceptional results and there is no better way to celebrate than becoming Under the Influence. After a sensorial Bourbon tasting our team decided to adopt a "long way down" approach and begun the evening pairing a beautiful German Riesling, we then progressed down to Burgundy and Bordeaux. The wines showed how latitude can influence flavour in a wine and the varying degrees of acidity and flavour intensity paired superbly with the menu prepared by Tintswalo.

The next leg of our journey skipped most of the African continent and found us in Stellenbosch sampling the De Toren Fusion V and finally enjoying a Vin De Constance with dessert, quite fitting as it was the wine that put South Africa on the map.

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful evening.