OLDENBURG VINEYARDS MERLOT 2018, PERFECT PARTNER TO ALIDA RYDER’S BUCATINI AMATRICIANA…
Bucatini Amatriciana by Alida Ryder is the perfect dish for the Oldenburg Vineyards Series Merlot 2018 for a midweek supper...
DE GRENDEL SAUVIGNON BLANC 2021, A DELICIOUS WHITE, SO PERFECT FOR WINTER DRINKING WITH FISH, CHICKEN OR PASTA…
A gem of the Durbanville Wine Appellation Sauvignon Blanc Collection, the De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc, Charles Hopkins's fabulous expression of the grape...
A CHANGE OF SEASONS FOR SPIER AS THE WINE FARM APPOINTS JOHAN JORDAAN AS CELLAR MASTER…
Johan Jordan, with 13 years experience as a winemaker at Spier, is appointed as Cellar Master....
SPIER SIGNATURE SERIES SHIRAZ 2019, PERFECT PARTNER TO MEETA K WOLFF’S Orange Marmalade and Port Glazed Duck…
Spier Signature Series Shiraz 2019, so true to its variety, a blend by Johan Jordaan of grapes from 4 different regions...
MAKE THE MOST OF WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS WITH A FAMILY GETAWAY AT SPIER…
The Family Getaway at Spier, such a perfect break for the whole family with lots to keep every member busy and involved...
RYAN SHELL & DARREN BADENHORST LAUNCH FRANSCHHOEK’S FIRST TAKEAWAY & DELIVERY PORTAL, FOOD ORDER FRANSCHHOEK…
Live in or near Franschhoek? Ryan Shell & Darren Badenhorst have your lockdown food problems sorted with Food Order Franschhoek...
BOSCHENDAL WELL WORTH THE JOURNEY…
Boschendal, well worth the journey. Such a perfect destination for family fun. Lots to do for adults and children. Fine Food, Fine Wine and lovely people...
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
The Table Bay People
The Table Bay Hotel from the Harbour One of the things I so enjoy is a visit to The Table Bay Hotel. And I wish more Capetonians would do this. The parking is free [that’s the best!] and you feel welcome from the moment you turn into the gate. Last time I was there, there
Waterblommetjie Bredie with green garlic
Waterblommetjies grow in Boland ponds This recipe is a great tradition in the Cape where waterblommetjies, [Aponogeton distachys] also know as wateruintjies, fill the ponds and dams in the Western Cape with pretty white snowdroplike, strongly scented flowers. Louis Leipoldt, in his book on Cape Cookery, refers to them in English as Water Hawthorn and
Boschendal 330 years of Cape history
The Boschendal Manor Housedwarfed by the Groot Drakenstein Mountain Gawie and Gwen Fagan, restoring architects of Boschendal in the late 1970s wrote, “Of all the stately farmsteads in the Drakenstein Valley, Boschendal has the finest setting.” First granted to French Huguenot, Jean le Long in 1685, the same year in which the King