Cathy Marston
@cathymarston.bsky.social
Teaches WSET in Cape Town & elsewhere. Likes books, cats, funny things, cheese, not always in that order. Weary Practical Only MW student going for the final push next year. Sometimes swears & rants.
The deliciousness of little moose bollocks day courtesy of #LaMotteWine. Harvest treat made with fermenting grape must as yeast & flavoured with carraway seeds. Oh and they’re not really called ‘little moose bollocks’. Although I think they should be #mosbolletjies
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The deliciousness of little moose bollocks day courtesy of #LaMotteWine. Harvest treat made with fermenting grape must as yeast & flavoured with carraway seeds. Oh and they’re not really called ‘little moose bollocks’. Although I think they should be #mosbolletjies
Chris and the #IWC have been huge supporters of our #WSET courses here in South Africa, helping hundreds of students gain life-changing qualifications. Very best of luck Chris & keep doing your thing :)
It's all change at #InternationalWineChallenge - at least in terms of who owns it. Here Chris Ashton explains why he is so pleased to be back not only running the IWC but owning it & how he hopes to build on the "integrity" of its judging as he adapts & grows it www.the-buyer.net/awards/chris...
February 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Flying the flag for South African wines at the #MastersofWine seminar with Richard Kershaw MW. Plenty of MWs here to learn alongside students!
February 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Flying the flag for South African wines at the #MastersofWine seminar with Richard Kershaw MW. Plenty of MWs here to learn alongside students!
So are we cat people on Bluesky?? Would you like to meet the new Marston fur babies? Of course you would - meet Pancake and Popcorn
January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So are we cat people on Bluesky?? Would you like to meet the new Marston fur babies? Of course you would - meet Pancake and Popcorn
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Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows
Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather…
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
1st wicket down in the 2nd ODI SA vs Pak
December 19, 2024 at 12:06 PM
1st wicket down in the 2nd ODI SA vs Pak
It took me almost 2 years but my son finally has his South African ID book. And now today he used it to apply for a learner's driving licence. I didn't think this one through at all did I?
December 17, 2024 at 10:57 AM
It took me almost 2 years but my son finally has his South African ID book. And now today he used it to apply for a learner's driving licence. I didn't think this one through at all did I?
A glimmer of hope but will it get off the ground?
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, according…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:41 AM
A glimmer of hope but will it get off the ground?
Lovely evening last night celebrating 20 years of the Pebbles Project. Originally set up to help SA farm children affected by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, they now run a range of programmes changing the lives of young people. Congrats to Sophy & her team of 117 staff - doing amazing work
November 22, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Lovely evening last night celebrating 20 years of the Pebbles Project. Originally set up to help SA farm children affected by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, they now run a range of programmes changing the lives of young people. Congrats to Sophy & her team of 117 staff - doing amazing work
Bracing myself today for a flurry of 'Oh look at us, we got great scores' emails as the 2025 Platter wine guide gets released. #deletedeletedelete
November 21, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Bracing myself today for a flurry of 'Oh look at us, we got great scores' emails as the 2025 Platter wine guide gets released. #deletedeletedelete
Happy 100th birthday to Pinotage, created 100 years ago yesterday by Professor Abraham Perold. Yes, I know you all think you hate it but if you haven't tried one in the last few years then believe me, you have no idea what you're talking about. Feel free to ask for a list of mind-changing Pinotages!
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Happy 100th birthday to Pinotage, created 100 years ago yesterday by Professor Abraham Perold. Yes, I know you all think you hate it but if you haven't tried one in the last few years then believe me, you have no idea what you're talking about. Feel free to ask for a list of mind-changing Pinotages!