I’ve realised over the years that one of things that give me the most joy, is discovering and visiting a wine farm I’ve not been to before. Maybe it’s the prospect of new wine…
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Fairview’s Goats do Roam Red 2021, the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) Red Blend has received the joint highest score (94 points) in Winemag.co.za’s Prescient Signature Red Blends Report 2023! This year’s Signature Red…
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With fields of flowers opening their bright faces towards the sun, and a glittering green hue across the mountains, you can’t really miss the arrival of Spring in Cape Town. We might still be…
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{accommodation} Twenty-four hours wrapped up in the heart of Val du Charron
The Cape winelands, even though shimmering in its finest colours during the warmer months of summer, offers visitors a different, quieter experience in winter, when staying indoors and sipping wine becomes a pure, heart-warming…
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The Cape winter is especially cold and wet this year, but at Nederburg’s The Manor restaurant in Paarl, the new winter menus radiate warmth and generosity of flavour. Recently appointed head chef Linda Trautmann…
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{event} Unique Vintage Vault experience opens to the public for the very first time
Imagine you were given a limited-release opportunity to taste red wines from the Groot Constantia Vintage Vault, whilst cosily wrapped in the recesses of the Manor House. Can you smell the 2013 Merlot and…
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The Cape Town Public Tasting of The Trophy Wine Show brought to you by Investec is back! Taste 110 wines of distinction (all 90+ scores) – the trophy, gold and silver medallists from 64…
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It’s time to impress your family and friends by improving your meat repertoire. Here’s how to go from ordinary to extraordinary by asking your Food Lover’s Market butcher a few simple questions. What are…
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Blaauwklippen has always held a special place in my heart. It might be the beauty of the gardens, the tranquility of the setting, the embracing blue mountains or the fresh Stellenbosch air that just…
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With International Chardonnay Day just around the corner celebrated on the 25th of May, I decided to showcase a few of my favourites, starting with the Middelvlei Unoaked Chardonnay 2022 – one of the…
