MY CHRISTMAS STOCKING STUFFERS FOR YOUR LOVED ONES…
This time of the year one is always looking for the Christmas Stocking Stuffer for a loved one. Here is my choice for some stars...
DE WETSHOF ESTATE LILYA ROSE 2021, PERFECT WITH TUNA TATAKI…
De Wetshof Lilya Dry Rosé 2021, a charming Cabernet Franc Rosé, named for the youngest member of the De Wet Family - Lilya...
De Wetshof Riesling 2017, excellent with a variety of Alsatian dishes and fish…
De Wetshof Riesling 2017, made from one of the truly great White Wine Grapes, grown in the perfect soils of De Wetshof...
Join Johann De Wet for a Virtual Wine Tasting at De Wetshof Estate on 7th April…
Join Johann De Wet on Zoom Live on the 7th of April 2021 at 18:00 for a virtual wine tasting of three De Wetshof Chardonnays...
De Wetshof Sauvignon Blanc 2019, great partner to Anina Meyer’s Chicken Teriyaki Salad…
From the Valley of roses and thoroughbred horses, and some serious award winning wines, comes the De Wetshof Sauvignon Blanc 2019...
De Wetshof – Mosbolletjie time
De Wetshof, replica of the Koopmans De Wet House in Cape Town Harvest time is Mosbolletjie time at De Wetshof Estate in the Robertson Valley. Danie de Wet and his sons Johann and Peter are Chardonnay Specialists. They also produce a range of red wines and MCCs. Mosbolletjies by Francina Blaauw of De Wetshof The
Early Autumn Chicken with Dried Figs – Marlene van der Westhuizen
Marlene van der Westhuizen'sEarly Autumn Chicken with Fresh Figstaaken from her Secrets of a French Cooking Class Marlene says: "Autumn is certainly my favourite season. There is something about the gentle yellowing of leaves, the cool breezes that begin to move like ancient prophecies and the ripening of red pomegranates, yellow quinces and
The Old Men and the Duo of Beauties from Robertson by Lafras Huguenet
“Blanc,” said Dolf Hershowitz brushing some fluff from his white cocktail jacket, “blanc is French for white.” Louis L'Amour's The Lonely Men Stienie Boshoff looked up from his Louis L’Amour novel. “Really? I thought ‘blanc’ was what your mind does every time the widow Klitana Nothnagel asks you to fix her plumbing.” Dolf
De Wetshof in the Limelight
Lesca & Danie de Wet in the Douro Valley, Northern Portugal In an interview I did for Fine Music Radio with Danie de Wet of De Wetshof Wine Estate recently, he spoke of the increasing popularity of Unwooded Chardonnay where consumers were discovering the real joys of the grape and its fabulous fruit.
Heirlooms – tomatoes at their finest….
With Matt Allison leading the way in urban farming in the Cape, we are being made so much more aware of growing your own, even in pots outside your kitchen door and keeping a couple of ‘skrophoenders’ in the back yard for your breakfast eggs. Books like Eve Palmer’s Return to