The recently launched 2023 edition of Platter’s SA Wine Guide has honoured Trade Winds Wine with one of the highest accolades bestowed by the popular wine annual, that of Platter’s 2023 Newcomer Winery of the Year. This prestigious title is awarded to a producer debuting in Platter’s and achieving the highest scores for their wines:…
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The 2022 Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker Finalists have been announced.
The finalists for the 42nd Diners Club Winemaker and 22nd Young Winemaker of the Year awards have been announced. Six winemakers have been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Winemaker of the Year award, and six will vie for the Young Winemaker of the Year title. Diners Club introduced the Winemaker of the Year award…
De Krans Premium P&T ™ (Port-style & Tonic cocktail)
A story of love and innovation At De Krans Wines, port- style wines are part of our heritage. It was inevitable really, with our climate and our soil, that we would gravitate towards Portuguese grape varieties. It is how we came to be who we are today – one of the most awarded and respected port-style…
Announcing the latest edition to our reserves in the Haute Cabriére Range.
CHARDONNAY RÉSERVE 2021 Announcing the latest edition to our reserves in the Haute Cabriére Range. A pioneering Franschhoek wine estate, Haute Cabrière is renowned for its Cap Classique range and wines made from Burgundian grape varieties. Recently announced, the estate has extended its Chardonnay offering with the introduction of the Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Réserve with…
TOAST INTERNATIONAL MERLOT DAY WITH JOURNEY’S END VINEYARD SERIES V2 MERLOT 2016
It’s International Merlot Day on 7th November, a designated day to celebrate one of the world’s best loved red wines, which happens to be the most popular wine in South Africa. There’s so much to love about Merlot, with its seductive oh-so-smooth mouthfeel and generous juicy dark and red fruits layered with herbal notes and spices, with…
CELEBRATE #MERLOTDAY WITH MURATIE ALBERTA ANNEMARIE CANITZ MERLOT
PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH ANNATJIE MELCK’S MUSHROOM RISOTTO It is International Merlot Day on 7th November, so raise a toast to this popular noble grape – the hands-down crowd-pleaser of the wine world – with its luscious dark and red fruit notes, soft, sensual, velvety texture and approachable style – which also happens to be one…
De Krans Moscato – a refreshing alternative
Moscato, as it is now known, has its roots in the province of Asti in Northwest Italy, where it was already cultivated and made since the 1870’s. In modern times it gained popularity in the USA by means of infiltrating their Hip Hop and Rap culture, and finally also reaching the South African shores for…
Middelvlei Sunset Carols|12 December 2021
Celebrate the festive season with family and friends at this year’s Middelvlei Sunset Carols, which takes place on Sunday, 12 December. The setting is Middelvlei Wines in Stellenbosch and promises to be a magical evening for young and old. While the kids get to know the farm animals, run around on the sprawling lawn or partake…
Zandvliet introduces My Best Friend wine-in-a-box
The celebrated Zandvliet winery has made it even easier and convenient for wine-lovers to enjoy its My Best Friend range, available in traditional bottles and now a two-litre wine-in-a-box format too. My Best Friend, which comprises a Cape White and Cape Red, is the perfect bring-your-own-wine summer companion when joining friends for a braai, sunset…
ENJOY DEBBIE MCLAUGHLIN’S SMOKED SALMON TROUT SALAD
WITH GROOTE POST’S #SEASALTER2021 Debbie McLaughlin, cordon bleu chef patron at Hilda’s Kitchen, the much-loved restaurant at Groote Post, has used her culinary creativity to devise a special seafood dish to perfectly complement Groote Post’s #Seasalter2021. See Below Debbie’s recipe for Smoked Salmon Trout and New Potato Salad with a Lemon Mayonnaise Dressing SMOKED SALMON…
DARK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TART WITH FAT bastard PINOTAGE
“Hi there, Are you ready for some epic deliciousness? This is the voice Mr. b. He’s gold, he’s grand and he lives life at the big end of large! He’s the granddaddy of FAT bastard wines, loving them with great gusto. “It’s #PinotageDay on Saturday 9th October, and every day is #ChocolateDay, so we have great pleasure…
To celebrate over 40 years of partnership as the “Official Champagne” of 007
and THE RELEASE OF ‘NO TIME TO DIE’, CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER HAS LAUNCHED A NEW LIMITED EDITION Honouring the most perfect of partnerships, the limited-edition gift box features the silhouette of James Bond alongside his Aston Martin DB5. The colourway of the gift box echoes the silver birch finish of the DB5. The Bollinger lettering and…
Glen Carlou releases its first vintage Collection White Blend 2020
Following in the footsteps of the highly regarded and internationally awarded Red Blend, the Collection White Blend 2020 has just been released by Glen Carlou. The Collection portfolio comprises individual wines, sourced from distinctive small vineyard blocks. Glen Carlou releases its first vintage Collection White Blend 2020 Three grape varieties make up this distinguished naturally fermented blend, namely…
MURATIE ESTATE CELEBRATING HERITAGE THROUGH FOOD AND WINE
At Muratie, ‘where ‘Every Day is Heritage Day’, the culture of food and wine is an intrinsic ingredient of the Melck family’s history, and life at Muratie today. Culinary duo, Annatjie Melck and daughter-in-law Kim Melck are celebrating heritage month by sharing recipes for two of their favourite traditional dishes to enjoy with Muratie wines,…
HONOURING MURATIE ESTATE WHERE EVERY DAY IS HERITAGE DAY
Muriate, the historic estate established in 1685 in the beautiful Knorhoek Valley north of Stellenbosch, is one of the oldest farms in South Africa. With this age comes a remarkable legacy passed on by the many extraordinary characters from the farm’s colourful past. Thanks to the Melck family’s passionate guardianship, this memorable legacy lives on…
Cassia’s new head chef is making simple food really good
Meet Danielle Adams, one of the Western Cape’s rising young food stars who, at the tender age of 24, has been appointed head chef at Cassia Restaurant, which is based at the Nitida Wine Farm in the Durbanville Valley. Adams, who hails from Kuils River in the southern suburbs, has always had an affinity for…
Journey’s End Vineyards becomes a founding member of new global sustainability initiative, Sustainable Wine Roundtable
Award-winning South African winery, Journey’s End Vineyards, is proud to announce it is a founding member of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR), in which experts and key stakeholders around the world have joined forces to define global sustainability in the wine industry, for the first time. Journey’s End was the second wine farm in South…
CELEBRATE #GRENACHEDAY WITH MURATIE MR MAY GRENACHE NOIR PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH ANNATJIE MECLK’S MARROW BONES ON TOAST
It is International Grenache Day on Friday 17th September, so raise a toast to this complex, versatile and intriguing grape with its luscious juicy ripe red fruit flavours, silky tannins, savoury spice and seductive mouthfeel. Grenache also happens to be one of the most adaptable food-pairing wine wines in the world. Originating in Northern Spain,…
TOAST INTERNATIONAL PORT WINE DAY WITH MURATIE’S BEN PRINS CAPE VINTAGE 2017
It’s International Port Wine Day on 10th September, a designated day to celebrate one of the wine world’s oldest and most interesting pleasures. Made famous in Portugal, Port is now produced around the world, however, under the European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines, only wines from Portugal are allowed to be labelled “Port”. Since…
Quoin Rock’s French Songbook
If music is the food of the love, then Quoin Rock’s operatic French Songbook promises to be culinary music to the ears. On Saturday, 9 October, the estate, in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, will play host to an elegant opera concert, which will pay homage to a century of French song. Stretching from 1840 to…
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