Meaty matters as steakhouse champion is hunted down
Here are the top 20 finalists in the Wolftrap Steakhouse championship contest for 2015. The public vote identfied these anad now a team of judges is visiting each of them to find the winner. The 2015...
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Winners to applaud and to watch
The annual Cape Legends Inter-hotel Challenge Awards held their prize-giving event in the Cape Sun ballroom recently. This prestigious event is the brainchild of Annette Kesler of Showcook, and has...
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Season of Goodwill - tales that are pertinent
The boutique Leeu House hotel is up and running, and the launch of this five-star Franschhoek hostelry is complemented with a feel-good announcement, in tune with the season. Nearly a decade ago the...
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Stellenbosch Vineyards - a multi-layered operation
The ongoing story of Stellenbosch Vineyards is complex, one I have only partly unravelled: Let’s start with the recent launch of a small range of Enaleni wines, part of an empowerment project, and the...
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HOLIDAY REPORTBACK - A VINOUS MIX
We enjoyed a diversity of wine and bubbles over the festive season, including a number of new releases. Here’s info on the latter that I think merit attention – they were relished by family and...
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Chardonnay, Earth Hour and wine and dine events at Grande Provence
It’s been a while since I visited this timeless venue, that combines art and history, fine fare and winning wine in an elegant, seamless invitation to linger. It’s one of Franschhoek’s most historic...
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RESULTS of local wine shows, contests and steakhouse finalists. OLD MUTUAL TROPHY SHOW The 2016 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show results were announced recently. Gold medal counts were significantly...
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SLOW WINE WEEKENDS - only in McGregor
If I didn’t already live here, this is a weekend that I would book for right now! Our little village, perched on a road that climbs through vines and orchards to reach a dead end among drifts of...
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Back to its beginnings at Buitenverwachting
As the lime-green baby leaves emerge from the pruned vines the original heart of wine production at Buitenverwachting, the old cellar, is being renovated to take on a new and very appropriate role....
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Fermentation offers piquant flavours and health benefits
Health benefits and sensational flavours are two reasons to welcome the current gastronomic craze of fermentation. Myrna Robins gets the lowdown on updates of this ancient technique . This article...
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Nuy-on-the-hill, a nice-to-know destination
The setting is simply superb. From both the terrace and through the wrap-around full-length glass walls of the restaurant, vineyards and pastures roll out below you, bisected by the R60. The...
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At home with Maison - and their 2014 chardonnay
Why it’s taken me so long to visit this comparatively new Franschhoek estate, established in 2005, I cannot say, but I am glad that I now know more about this inviting former farmstead, gutted...
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In the lap of luxury at Leeu House
They say it does us the world of good to wallow in luxury occasionally. Certainly I woke fresh and raring to go after a great night’s sleep in my inviting, soothing, bedroom, its stylish pastel décor...
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Marigold's fabulous feasts of flavour
Mr Analjit Singh's transformation of the upper end of Huguenot street in Franschhoek is, I think, complete. With the reorientation of Le Quartier Francais, the opening of the Leeu House boutique...
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Events, awards, news, December - January
Wineland news, events and seasonal attractions for December and into January 2017. Travellers taking Route 62 will find new attractions at the historic Boplaas Family vineyards at Calitzdorp.The...
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LADY MAY - a vinous tribute and convivial venue
Glenelly’s Lady May range consists of just one wine – Lady May 201 is a beautiful cab finished with 10% of petit verdot and a splash of cab franc. It’s an elegant wine in the best Gallic...
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FESTIVE WINE & FOOD EVENTS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA
A host of countrywide events in the Cape, Free State and Gauteng offer wonderful wines paired with companionable snacks. The events are chronologically arranged, followed by a few tempting winter...
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WINNERS FROM THE WAGONMAKER'S VALLEY
There can be few landscapes more evocative of the rural Cape than that of Val du Charron – the iconic gabled farmstead, the whitewashed ringmuur, orchards and vines all set in an exquisite valley...
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News from Nuy, a heritage outpost
As Heritage month heads to a climax with the public holiday - and a long weekend to boot – we know that millions of South Africans will be lighting braai fires across the nine provinces as the...
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DAYS (AND NIGHTS) IN DARLING
As I write this the ever-expanding rock – and green – outdoor festival Rocking the Daisies in is full swing near Darling. Not only is this becoming an international event, as claimed by the...
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