Friday I attended my first official wine tasting with the Wine Society, which strangely took place in a lecture hall. Each week is sponsored by a different vineyard that supplies and explains a little bit about their different wines. For each wine, we were led through the phases of wine rating (color, palate etc.), which slowly deteriorated toward glasses five and six. Some of the officers of the club cracked me up, including one who modestly stated, “we all know wine really well, especially me.” It was difficult to imagine this club existing at home, which made it all the more interesting.
Saturday, Kevin and I ventured to Cape Town Pride, which featured a parade and huge party. I’ve heard people say that Cape Town is the ‘gay capital of Africa’ and this event at least supported that conclusion. It was a significantly larger event than I imagined it would be, with several different stages featuring a variety of performers. One of the people I was with noted how liberating an event like this must be for someone who might feel unable to fully be themselves during everyday life. It was probably one of the coolest parties I’ve ever been to.
Saturday night I saw the Western Cape’s rugby team, the Stormers, play in Newlands stadium. Some of the fans were intense; we witnessed what can only be described as a mob, waving flags and chanting in a huge group as we entered the stadium. The game was quite close, and low scoring, with the Stormers coming out on top 15-12. I can proudly say I understood what was going on for at least a portion of the game.
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