An invitation last week to have lunch with Bernhard and Peta Veller, owners of the lovely Nitida Cellars outside Durbanville, I knew would be special!.

 

It’s been touted as a healthy option packed full of antioxidants and good fats but best of all, Extra Virgin Olive Oil is tasty.

 

Tradition dies hard in the French Pyrenees, but winegrowers are shrugging aside Gallic pride to bottle their wine in plastic to meet a demand for lighter, unbreakable bottles.

 

This week we review a sensational wine — the Steenberg Magna Carta 2009.

 

It’s a lazy summer’s evening in Seapoint and the fresh sea breeze greets us as we walk around a corner and past customer chatter that spills pleasantly out onto the sidewalk from Harvey’s Bar, Winchester Mansions.

 

A colossal pumpkin weighing 349.2kg ensured an easy win for Johan du Plessis, from Worcester, who competed against 17 other pumpkin growers for the 2011 Shoprite Checkers Giant Pumpkin Champion crown.

 

Diners Club International this week celebrated 30 years of the Diners Club Winemaker of the Year Awards.

 

Steenberg Vineyards, the oldest farm in the Constantia Valley, has released some exciting new wines.

 

Champagne, sparkling wine, Methode Cap Classique, whatever your preference,

 

Cape Town in winter — World Cup or not — is the time for restaurant specials.

 
 
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