Ons het nóg ’n jaar oorleef en dis tyd om dankbaar te wees, ons seëninge te tel en die batterye te herlaai vir die nuwe jaar wat voorlê en tien teen een net so donker (letterlik én figuurlik) sal wees. We wish all our loyal readers and followers a truly blessed Christmas filled with love, empathy an …
We have been fortunate in covering most of France in 2018, except for Normandy and Brittany, so when Insight Vacations advertised their Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley package, we jumped at the occasion and immediately booked. As this was going to be a short trip, just 8 days, we decided to …
GlenWood se storie begin in 1984 toe die eienaar, Alastair Wood, die visie gehad het om die plaas en handelsmerk uit te bou, en oor die jare heen het hy en sy span daarin geslaag om ’n benydenswaardige reputasie op te bou vir wyne van uitmuntende gehalte. Chardonnay, wat die landgoed se vlagskipkult …
The Tokara Director’s Reserve White 2020 was crowned best New World White Blend bringing home the trophy as the highest scoring wine in its class from the 2023 Global Fine Wine Challenge. The flagship white of this acclaimed family-owned Stellenbosch wine estate, Tokara Director’s Reserve White triu …
Die feestyd is op hande en dit beteken mense kom bymekaar vir kos, wyn en samesyn. Die kwessie van goeie en gepaste kos-en-wyn-kombinasies is egter regdeur die jaar op fynproewers, entoesiaste en avontuurlustiges se “spyskaart”. Die geheim agter goeie kos-en-wyn-kombinasies is om aan wyn as ’n besta …
At a time when winemakers are heading for the poles, what’s the southernmost country in Africa to do? As the world heats up, it is natural for wine producers to move towards the poles. In the northern hemisphere, grapes are being planted, and are ripening, in all manner of previously unimaginable lo …
Seekos en witwyn is ’n kombinasie wat moelik geklop word, en wat’s dan lekkerder as vis en tjips en ’n lipleklekker sauvignon blanc, veral as jy by of naby die see is. Wel, Debbie McLaughlin van Hilda’s Kitchen op die bekende Groote Post, het met ’n heerlike en geurige resep vorendag gekom vir volho …
Ford has launched the exciting Puma in South Africa, introducing its vibrant SUV-inspired compact crossover to local customers. The Puma fuses an unmissable silhouette, uncompromised load space and interior comfort, along with Ford’s multiple award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. The Ford Puma ha …
“Love and marriage, Love and marriage, Go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, You can’t have one without the other.” As Frank Sinatra Bonnievale se The River Collection Sauvignon Blanc geproe het, sou die liedjie heelwaarskynlik “Summer and sauvignon …” gewees het! Met ’n ly …
November 2023 marks the launch of the Solms-Delta Wine Company, an entirely new venture established to continue the ambitious journey of land restitution and community upliftment that was begun by Mark Solms in 2001 with the founding of the Solms-Delta wine estate. The Solms-Delta Wine Company, base …
Almal het ouers, ’n pa en ’n ma. So ook wyndruifkultivars. Al ooit gewonder wie shiraz, ook bekend as syrah, se ouers is? Wel, in 1999 is gevind dat syrah die afstammeling is van twee onbekende kultivars uit die suidooste van Frankryk, dureza en mondeuse blanche. Shiraz verwys glo twee verskillende …
What could be more “summer” than bursts of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries rising from your glass when you open a bottle of the newly-released Roodeberg Rosé 2023, perfect for refreshing summer enjoyment. The enchanting bouquet of flavours, with a splash of Turkish delight for added allure …
“Wyn is nie ’n bestemming nie, maar ’n wonderlike reis van ontdekking en verkenning.” In hierdie gees het Charles Back van Fairview buite die Paarl sy eie “wynreis” voortgesit met die bekendstelling van die Spice Route Journey-reeks. Die visionêre Back se soeke na nuwe plekke en kultivars in die laa …
This Cape Malay-style prawn curry by Ilse van der Merwe (www.thefoodfox.com) is mild and beautifully fragrant. Ground fennel and cardamom create extra aromatic depth. Enjoy it with a glass of Perdeberg’s Endura Chenin Blanc – an elegant single-vineyard wine that shines when paired with spicy food. Y …
Tertius Boshoff van Stellenrust en Nongcebo Langa van Delheim is onderskeidelik die wenners van Diners Club se Wynmaker van die Jaar- en Jong Wynmaker van die Jaar-titels. Diners Club het die Wynmaker van die Jaar-toekenning ingestel om plaaslike wynmakers aan te moedig om die standaard van wyn in S …
What do cabernet franc, cinsault, grenache noir, merlot, pinotage, chardonnay, chenin blanc, roussanne, grenache blanc and semillon gris have in common? Well, they, and others, count among Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide “Wines of the Year”. The 2024 edition of South Africa’s origi …
Die uitmuntende gehalte van ’n chardonnay uit die Nuyvallei tussen Worcester en Robertson het ’n internasionale beoordelaarspaneel só beïndruk dat hulle aan hom ’n dubbelgoue medalje toegeken het en ’n puntetelling van 92/100. Die Nuy Mastery Chardonnay 2022 het hierdie prestasie op die jongste Gilb …
A pledge is defined as “a solemn promise or undertaking”. Sadly, we live in a world where a promise doesn’t mean much anymore, not like in the good old days when your word was your honour. Maybe it’s to do with the fact that principles don’t matter much anymore, that our morals and ethics have under …
Jy’t dalk al die woorde “sur lie” op ’n bottel witwyn uit die Loire-vallei in Frankryk gesien. Of dalk het jy al ’n wynmaker hoor praat van die moer wat geroer moet word. Sur lie beteken “op die moer”, maar wat presies is wynmoer en wat doen dit? Wat is wynmoer? Wynmoer is die oorblywende giskorrels …
Nkonzo Wildlife, in collaboration with Seven Springs Vineyards and WineCompany, is proud to announce the launch of a ground-breaking fundraising southern white rhinoceros conservation wine label, part of the Seven Springs Art Series. Proceeds from every bottle sold will be dedicated to the Nkonzo Wi …
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