In my log I noted "a very nice wine that cost five dollars, I had a feeling as soon as I saw it."

I have never bought a South African wine. I figured it was a gimmick. I mean, I figured there is a good movement, there, but what do I know about it, and that most people buy because it's a gimmick. I'm sort of wary of gimmicks. They can be fun, but they're dangerous. You could end up being an idiot.

My adventuresome parents did visit a winery, when they were in Capetown, and they had a picture, and looked, I thought, quite classy, and nice. That's part of the reason I had a feeling when I saw this bottle. I only saw it because my Kat has been playing around with buying wines. She tries things I don't even look at. As usual, I like everything she does. Anyway, I also thought this bottle had sort of a serious look, even though, on the surface, it looks like a souvenir. (Come to think of it, I've received some very, very nice souvenirs from Africa ... touristy things, but really good.) The wine confirmed my intuition.

I guess I'd say it's big. I don't really know what the term means, though, so I may get laughed at.

I was just thinking about something related. What was it? Oh, right, I had some honey from Zambia, I think it was (Kat bought me that, too, come to think of it), and it had quite a powerful bouquet of African leather. (We should do a perfume!) I wondered if Zarafa would be like that, and, actually, subtly so, it is.

And there was this, too: ... and now I can't remember what this one was ... Oh, right: Pinotage. Is that a know type? (Click the picture to see it a little larger.) I feel like I've heard it. Anyway, I love the word.