LANDSKROON PAUL DE VILLIERS MERLOT 2017, EXCELLENT WITH ROBERTA MUIR’S MUSHROOM PAPPARDELLE…
Landskroon Paul de Villiers Merlot 2017, dry, soft, very accessible and packed with red and black fruit - a real smasher of a wine...
Alto Shiraz 2016, perfect with a steak off the braai and Roberta Muir’s Salsa Verde…
Alto Shiraz 2016 by Bertho van der Westhuizen, fifth winemaker in over a century of wine making on this fine Stellenbosch Estate...
Groot Constantia Lady of Abundance 2017, so good with Roberta Muir’s Steak Diane, a classic…
Groot Constantia Lady of Abundance 2017, the Estate's new blend of Pinotage, Shiraz, Merlot and Grenache Noir, another triumph from Wine Maker Boela Gerber...
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve, The Cape Mist Sauvignon Blanc 2018, good with Roberta Muir’s Salade Lyonnaise…
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve, The Cape Mist Sauvignon Blanc 2018 is one of a range of wines for which Theo Vorster designed the labels...
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve, The Lighthouse Merlot 2017. Roberta Muir’s Steak Diane, a real French classic & so easy to make, is a perfect partner…
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve is a range of premium wines made from specially chosen vineyards, The Lighthouse Merlot 2017 is featured today
Elgin Ridge 282 Pinot Noir 2016 – so good with Roberta Muir’s traditional Coq au Vin…
From a bio dynamically farmed property in cool [climate & fashion] Elgin, we have the Elgin Ridge 282 Pinot Noir 2016, one of a range of fine wines......
Asara The Vineyard Collection Cape Fusion 2015, perfect partner to Roberta Muir’s Vitello Tonnato…
Asara The Vineyard Collection Cape Fusion 2015, an unusual Cape Blend. While it contains the requisite amount of Pinotage, it is unique in that it is 30% Malbec...
Delaire Graff White Rock Sauvignon Blanc 2018, partner to Roberta Muir’s Manchego, Orange & Walnut Salad…
Made especially for Woolworths, Morné Vrey's Delaire Graff White Rock Sauvignon Blanc 2018 is a sublime expression of the grape...
Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018, perfect with Roberta Muir’s Pissaladière, a touch of France…
Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018, a fine expression of the Ward, and one of several fine Sauvignons made by Kobus Gerber at Durbanville Hills Winery...
Simonsig The Labyrinth Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, perfect match to Roberta Muir’s Asparagus & Goat Cheese Risotto…
Simonsig Wine Estate first produced Cabernet in 1976, 1977 it won the General Smuts Trophy for SA Champion Wine, current vintage is the Simonsig The Labyrinth Cabernet Sauvignon 2016...
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot 2016, Roberta Muir’s Mustard Crust Roast Lamb is the perfect partner…
A superb expression of its terroir, the Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot 2016 is a sublime wine...
Perdeberg Rex Equus 2014, good match with Roberta Muir’s Steak with Green Peppercorn Hollandaise & Hasselback Potatoes…
A flagship wine for Perdeberg Winery, a Cape Blend with 50% Pinotage, Perdeberg Rex Equus 2014. The premium grapes are dryland bush vines...
Quoin Rock White Blend 2017, so good with Roberta Muir’s Duck and Peach Salad…
From a range of fine wines by Jacques Maree, the Quoin Rock White Blend 2017 is in the Bordeaux Style, a mix of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, matured in French Oak Barrels...
Oldenburg Vineyards Grenache Noir 2017, perfect with Roberta Muir’s Spicy Lamb Sausage Rolls…
Part of the Oldenburg Vineyards Series of Single Variety Wines, the Oldenburg Vineyards Grenache Noir 2017 is a gem of a wine...
Sartori di Verona Prosecco, good with oysters, prawns & fine simple Italian dishes like Roberta Muir’s Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe
Sartori di Verona Prosecco Prosecco. The very word gives tummy tickles. Prosecco has recently become hugely popular in countries other than its homeland. Produced in the vineyards north of Venice, the Sartori di Verona Prosecco in a wine which falls under the Prosecco Spumante Brut DOC. Verona, of course reminds one as the town in
Perdeberg The Vineyard Collection Grenache Blanc 2017, perfect with Roberta Muir’s Flammekueche…
The grapes for the Perdeberg The Vineyard Collection Grenache Blanc 2017 were harvested from a 32 year old vineyard, a delicious sappy wine, perfect with Roberta Muir's Flammekueche...
Zevenwacht Chenin Blanc 2016 & Roberta Muir’s Artichoke & White Bean Dip – 17.04.2017
Zevenwacht Chenin Blanc 2016 Chenin Blanc is so much in favour and there are some serious practitioners out there, making some exciting wines. The Zevenwacht Chenin Blanc 2016 is one of them. Zevenwacht Manor House Zevenwacht is situated in a southerly part of the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation just north of the shores of False Bay,
Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting – Roberta Muir
Roberta Muir's Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Roberta says: "I don’t know where the original recipe for this cake came from perhaps a flatmate, or an ex-boyfriend’s mother. I only know I’ve been cooking it for over 25 years, making minor modifications along the way. My latest variation is adding orange zest to
Beef Tagliata with Salsa Verde – Roberta Muir
Roberta Muir's Beef Tagliata with Salsa Verde Roberta says: “In Italy, steak is usually served sliced into strips – bistecca tagliata (tagliata meaning ‘cut’), which I think looks much more appealing than a big slab of meat on the plate. It’s often served with a salad of rocket and shaved parmesan, but any salad works
Rigatoni Puttanesca – Roberta Muir
Rigatoni Puttanesca Roberta says: “Puttana is the Italian word for prostitute and I love the story of how this dish was named. Most respectable Italian women used to (and some indeed still do) shop for fresh ingredients every day. But not the busy working girls of Naples, who worked a 6½ day week. They had
Eggplant Parmigiana – Roberta Muir
Eggplant Parmigiana Roberta Muir says: "Despite the name, which suggests a connection with the northern Italian town of Parma, this dish is typically southern Italian. It’s traditional to Naples and the surrounding countryside, which is famous for the delicate fresh mozzarella made from buffalo milk, and also popular in Calabria and Sicily. The name may
Manchego, Fennel, Orange & Walnut Salad – Roberta Muir
Roberta Muir's Manchego, Fennel, Orange & Walnut Salad Roberta says: "I'm on a bit of a Spanish roll at the moment. Perhaps inspired by my recent travels to the Basque Country ... or maybe just because the food seems so perfect for a Sydney summer. This is one of my favourite salads for summer entertaining
Pasta e Fagioli – Roberta Muir
Roberta Muir's Pasta e Fagioli Roberta says: "This is not a precise recipe – add more or less chilli or garlic to suit your taste, alter the ratio of pasta to beans if you prefer more of one or the other and add more or less water to give it a soupier or a more hearty consistency. Whatever you
Steeped Chicken with Spicy Slaw – Roberta Muir
Roberta Muir's Steeped Chicken with Spicy Slaw Roberta says: "This dish was inspired by a classic way of poaching whole fish, basically you pop it in the pot, bring it to the boil, take it off the heat, cover it and walk a way until it cools down ... by which time it’s perfectly cooked.