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Eat, drink, cook and be merry…
This week chef Matt Manning is hosting the first in a series of cookery classes at Eleven Kitchen Venue in Woodstock, Cape Town. Matt will be demonstrating different ways to use one main ingredient. T… more →
Badenhorst Family Wines
Luddite Shiraz - a wine worth mentioning
wrote 5 days ago: For those who know me, know my love for wine. For those who don’t know me…invite me over for … more →
South Africa's oldest wine farm is Producing Gems of Critical Acclaim
wrote 2 weeks ago: Groot Constantia scoops a total of five gold medals at International wine awards Groot Constantia wi … more →
Eat, drink, cook and be merry...
wrote 2 weeks ago: This week chef Matt Manning is hosting the first in a series of cookery classes at Eleven Kitchen Ve … more →
Fly Rod Reviews: I am, You are, Hot Torpedo is.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: by Zoran Marinkovic in what is undoubtedly the absolute bestest fly rod review ever to end all fly r … more →
Eh, hello Canada
wrote 2 weeks ago: If you are in New Bothwell, Canada tomorrow night (eh, who knows!?) you should go taste some of our … more →
Meerendal Wine Farm
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Meerendal in the mist. Meerendal wine farm lies tucked between the vineyard-laced hills of Durbanvil … more →
Wine Show in Johannesburg 2013
wrote 3 weeks ago: I must admit I never really liked wine that much before and i knew nothing about it apart from being … more →
Prejudices and History: a trip to KWV pt. 1
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wrote 3 weeks ago: One of the most fascinating and complex wine institutions in South Africa is the Ko-operatieve Wijnb … more →
Some Recent Thoughts On The South African Wine Writing Scene
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wrote 4 weeks ago: I’ve been absent dear readers, absent-minded mostly, but also absent from this blog. My apologies. I … more →
The Party Source's Wine of the Day
wrote 1 month ago: For #FollowFriday #FineWineFriday try the Spice Route Chakalaka 2009, $21.99. A big, full-bodied red … more →
Tracing Terroir: South Africa’s Wine of Origin System
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a rather lengthy article I wrote for Classic Wine a couple months back. It turned into … more →
Just another hole in the wall!
wrote 1 month ago: I’ve always been fascinated about those dingy restaurants that stand in the middle of nowhere, … more →
Visiting South Africa? Check out The Cellars-Hohenort!
wrote 1 month ago: Located in the historical Constantia Valley, Cape Town, on the breathtaking slopes of Table Mountain … more →
Obituary Notice
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wrote 2 months ago: Red Wine (Photo credit: Landahlauts) It is with great sadness and the heaviest of hearts that I info … more →
Idiom Wines with Roberto Bottega - by Tom Brown
wrote 2 months ago: Last Monday saw the Idiom wine tasting event at our city branch in Leadenhall, hosted by family memb … more →
"How to Taste Like A Pro" at the NY Wine Expo
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wrote 3 months ago: With the NY Wine Expo fastly approaching, I was able to find out from the experts the proper way to … more →
A BRIDGE TO THE NEW WORLD
wrote 3 months ago: Friends visited for Sunday lunch and brought a fruity and full-bodied Shiraz with them, which was a … more →
Tongue in Check! I Mean Cheek!
wrote 4 months ago: Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day whether you were single o … more →
When in Rome
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wrote 4 months ago: I’d thought that my years in the yachting world meant that I’d seen it all, but the last couple of d … more →
