Welcome to
Winelands Uncorked
Exclusive Wine Tours with Mark Tanner
I enjoy meeting people from all over the world, and I make it my mission to provide memorable tours and experiences for my clients, something I have been doing since the mid 1980’s. After working and living on wine farms in Franschhoek, and over 25 years in the wine industry, both here and abroad, I use this experience to offer tours at every level of interest.
When I am not busy guiding, I spend time researching and exploring new options to help keep my tours fresh, interesting and relevant – which means that returning clients will discover something new every time we go out.
Take a look at what I offer and get in touch if you would like to tour with me. It is always a privilege to share my world of wine with others.
Featured Wineland Areas.
Franschhoek Winelands
Paarl Winelands
Stellenbosch Winelands
Cellar Chat with Mark Tanner
I Often Find Statistics Boring But Not So Much With Wine
When I was a child I knew that I was growing up when I noticed that, at the table, I was putting more than one food item on my fork. Wine is somewhat similar in that you know that you are 'growing up' when you realise that you have stopped drinking wine for its effect...
Corks or Screwcaps?
Corks or screwcaps? Haven't we all read or heard of the pros and cons for each? After all, we know there is a serious need to severely regard the oxidation process. In essence, the romance of the cork is giving way to the more sterile (in more ways than one)...
Do glasses make a difference to the wine?
Once upon a time, it was fashionable to drink bubbly from a shallow, bowl-shaped glass called a 'Coup', reputedly to have been modelled on Marie Antoinette's left breast. Then science stepped in and revealed (after how many experimental drinks ?) that the technically...