When the sun beats down and the cool water is calling – from the pool, the sea, the lagoon, the dam or the river – you know just one drink will do, Perlé de Jean. The latest vintage of this delicious and refreshing pinot grigio rosé is now available countrywide. This salmon-pink wine, launched last …
Met die somer wat wink, is dit tyd om te kyk na wyn wat hierdie seisoen vier, ’n wyn soos De Krans se Free Run Chenin Blanc 2019, die ideale viering van blou lug en sonskyn. Die Free Run Chenin Blanc 2019 is propvol tropiese vrugtegeure omdat slegs die vryloopsap (voordat die druiwe gepars word) vir …
Kickstart the festive season on a fashionable high note at the annual Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, also known as “The Magic of Bubbles”, presented by Sanlam Private Wealth. One of SA’s premier social calendar highlights, this year’s event takes place over the weekend of 30 Nov …
Die Veritas Vertex-toekenning vir die algehele kampioenwyn op vanjaar se Veritas-kompetisie is ingepalm deur die Domaine Des Dieux Chardonnay 2015 (foto) van Hemel-en-Aarde Rant naby Hermanus, en die Spier-wynlandgoed buite Stellenbosch het die meeste top medaljes ge-oes. ʼn Rekordgetal van 1 491 i …
In its earliest form, rosé was a combination of red and white grapes, crushed underfoot and left to ferment in large, ceramic containers. Modern-day Provence in France first established its reputation as a leading producer of rosé as early as the sixth century BC, exporting bottles around the Medite …
Sauvignon Blanc SA en FNB het die wenners van vanjaar se FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10-kompetisie bekend gemaak … en nie minder nie as agt van die top tien is uit die 2019-oesjaar! Altesaam 107 produsente het 183 wyne vir die jaarl;ikse kompetisie ingeskryf. Die land se uiteenlopende wynstreke is alm …
In the seventh annual review of South African wines by British Master of Wine, Tim Atkin, the Franschhoek Wine Valley reaffirmed its position as one of South Africa’s premier wine producing regions with no fewer than 129 wines from the valley scoring 90+ points. Of the 160 wines to be awarded 95 poi …
La dolce vita is ’n Italiaanse uitdrukking wat die goeie lewe beteken. Anthonij Rupert Wyne in die Franschhoek-vallei bied besoekers hierdie somer ’n voorsmaak van la dolce vita met ’n Italiaans-geïnspireerde fees by sy Terra del Capo Tasting Room & Antipasti Bar. In ’n natuurskone omgewing, en …
Some common thinking about wine is really common misinformation — common myths that aren’t true. The following sections set the record straight about these wine myths. 1. The best wines are varietal wines One advantage of varietal wines — wines named after a grape variety, such as chenin blanc o …
Stellenbosch mag nou wel as Suid-Afrika se “cabernet sauvignon-hoofstad” beskou word, maar ’n rits onlangse toekennings vir Bonnievale Wines het nie net die kollig laat val op dié wynmakery se puik wingerdbou- en wynmaakpraktyke nie, maar ook op die feit dat hy nie ’n tree hoef terug te staan wannee …
Trust Van Loveren’s Four Cousins to always be innovative and bring South Africans something new and exciting and refreshing! This time it’s the all-new Frizzanté Fiver, a “fashion accessory” for the summer which brings together the delights of grape and strawberries in a glass with a touch of sparkl …
Pinotage is so eg Suid-Afrikaans soos … wel, sonskyn, braaivleis en biltong, en een van die land se mees ikoniese “erflatings”. Van Loveren Family Vineyards by Robertson bring met hul Christina Pinotage Trousseau 2017 nie net hulde aan Suid-Afrika se ryk erfenis nie, maar ook aan die familie-matriar …
South African Cap Classique is in a better and sparklier state than ever, according to Amorim Cork South Africa’s MD, Joaquim Sá, Sá made this statement at the announcement of the 2019 Amorim Cork MCC Challenge winners in Cape Town. The aim of the competition is to showcase the quality of South Afri …
Wynliefhebbers vergeet van die Botrivier-wynstreek tot hul eie nadeel! Hierdie wynstreek is letterlik “klein maar getrein” en bewys dikwels die ou gesegde dat dinamiet in klein pakkies kom, waar. Luddite en Genevieve MCC, twee van die streek se bekende produsente, het pas drie nuwe wyne op die mark …
I’m sitting on my stoep overlooking Bamboes Bay, glass of rosé in hand, staring out at the waves breaking over the rocks under pale blue skies, the sea breeze rustling the leaves in the garden. No, I’m NOT day-dreaming, but if I were, such would be the power of rosé to stir the imagination. Great wi …
Suid-Afrikaanse wynprodusente het weer eens hul stem dik gemaak op die jongste International Wine and Spirit Competition in Londen en met nie minder nie as 38 goue medaljes weg geloop. Die goue medaljewenners, wat 95 punte of meer uit ‘n moontlike 100 aangeteken het, is: Puntetoekenning 97/100 Barti …
The wine industry is highly dynamic, just like its products, and new entrants ensure that the journey into wine has no end in sight! So it should come as no surprise to hear that there’s “a new kid on the block”, and it plans to be big. Skyline Late Harvest is a sleek, delicious and full-bodied wine …
“Ek drink sjampanje wanneer ek wen, om te vier … en ek drink sjampanje wanneer ek verloor, om myself te troos!” Napoleon Bonaparte het destyds nie álle vonkelwyn in gedagte gehad nie, maar indien hy sou, sou Durbanville Hills se jongste Sparkling Rosé sekerlik ook getel het. Hierdie vonkelwyn kan oo …
If you have to choose between wearing a three-piece suite, lounge shirt, tie and Italian shoes and a T-shirt, denims and sneakers, what would be your first choice? Every now and again I like dressing up, but most of the time I prefer the comfort of casual clothing. That’s also how I feel about big, …
De Krans se gewilde Pinotage Rosé het dit weer reg gekry! Vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar het hierdie lig rooskleurige wyn ’n gesogte dubbelgoudtoekenning los geslaan op die jaarlikse Rosé Rocks-kompetisie. Vanjaar is die toekenning gedoen aan die 2019-oesjaar van die wyn. Rosé Rocks is die eer …
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