If I could only drink wine from one wine estate for the rest of my life, it would be a difficult decision, but a quick answer: Steenberg Vineyards. Especially now with Cellarmaster Elunda Basson…
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{recipe} The simple pleasures: Cathedral Cellar wines and Mynhardt’s spiced harvest bread
If 2020 offered me any moments of retrospection, I’ve learned to slow down and return to the simple pleasures in life, as often as possible. I recently broke bread over the table with a…
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{wine} Legacy in a bottle: Kruger Family Reserve Shiraz and Chardonnay
Eternally enticed by new wines to taste and stories captured in bottles, I couldn’t wait to spend an afternoon with a couple of Stellenview Wines’ Kruger Family Reserve wines as I baked away a…
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{wine} Red red wine: my latest winter accessories from Ernie Els Wines
I’m constantly writing about how I rebel against the perceived seasonality of wines. Yet, here I stand, just a girl, with two bottles of Ernie Els Wines red in my hands, begging winter to…
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With winter having shown its moody colours over these last few days, I can’t help but crave comforting bowls of baked puddings. Coupled with a selection of Robertson Winery‘s all-season soul-warming wines, I’m ready…
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{experience} Muratie Summer Wine Down: a story of a family and a tree
A day spent at Muratie Wines is one of those things that infuse your heart and soul with absolute joy and happiness. Enveloped by the mighty oaks and the arms of a welcoming family,…
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{wine} Winter warmers: butter chicken bunny chow and Skyline Wine
With the winter months drawing closer, so does my craving for rib-sticking comfort food. Add a bottle of Skyline Late Harvest Wine to a warming winter meal, and you won’t be talking about the…
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My heart always does a little somersault when I see a beautiful bottle of Rosé. Even more so when it’s one with a little golden hippo on the label, because we all know that…
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{eat} Mountain gazing and wine grazing: lunch time at Constantia Glen
Being the closest wine route to my home, Constantia valley boasts with some of the most picturesque wine estates, including the unsurpassable splendour of Constantia Glen. Introduction With a string of stunning eateries, contemporary…
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{wine} Delheim’s Spatzendreck 2019 captures 60 fine years of Spatz Sperling
Delheim’s Spatzendreck 2019 tells a story of turning what was deemed initially as a failure, into pure liquid gold by the late Spatz Sperling. This year we celebrate 60 years of this fine wine.…










