The health benefits of red wine have been debated for some time.

What is the best thing about the Chambong? Well, it enables the “rapid and enhanced experience of sparkling wine,” and yes, therefore can help you “crush karaoke” or “fill the void” (basically the same thing).

If two scrambled eggs always leave you wanting more, bulk up your breakfast with two healthy ingredients: spinach and quinoa.

The Stellenbosch wine route has come up with a novel way to help celebrate the cultivar that is unique to South Africa – Pinotage!

Celebrate National Pinotage Day with Fleur du Cap at Die Bergkelder on Saturday, 10 October, with complimentary Pinotage tastings and amazing deals on South Africa’s very own home-grown grape variety.

Boplaas Family Vineyards did very well with their Boplaas Cape Portuguese Red Wine Daniel’s Legacy 2013 at this years Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. The top price for the wine was R5000/ 6 bottles.

It’s Thursday and the weekend is close in sight.

The proudly South African and award-winning Three Ships whisky has introduced a new label design and bottle shape for its range, available country wide from mid-October. Marketing manager, Liez

There is an assumption that dog-owners begin to look like their hounds after a while. While I am not hung like a dachshund nor have attempts to housetrain me been unsuccessful, I do share some simila

In a recent issue of Decanter, Tim Atkin MW listed his top 10 South African Syrahs, with Syrah emerging as the Cape’s most exciting red grape. ‘If you were looking for evidence of how rece

Early photograph of The KWV Cellars Sherry Bodega & Brandy & Spirits Distillery Saturday October 10th is Pinotage Day and a time for us to celebrate South Africa’s own national red wine

A fantastic cheese and chocolate pairing, hosted by Bisquit Cognac’s Maitre de Chai, Denis Lahouratate, was rounded off magically with a first ever tasting of Interlude, a Cognac so old, uniq

It’s one of life’s little (or perhaps that should be ‘big’) ironies that our fortified wines receive high praise, praise that unfortunately isn’t reflected in sales.

Whatever is a red niche cultivar? Or is it a niche red cultivar? Well after yesterday's weekly RECM Best Value tasting it seems that best value niche red equates to Portuguese cultivars. This is certa

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When it comes to value in unusual white cultivars, Semillon was the one that tickled the fancy of our RECM Best Value judges. For those wishing to switch from Sauvignon Blanc which seems to be aimed a

  In celebration and anticipation of the tri-annual Cape Wine show held at CTICC, members of the Stellenbosch Wine Route gathered at Longridge Wine Estate on Sunday, 13 September, to showcase t

          ANGLING, TROUT AND SAUVIGNON BLANC - that's the invitation from Eikendal It's called a Fish Out Feast, and takes place on Sunday November 8. Keen anglers and

Does an 89-point rating sell wine? It should in the case of the Shiraz 2012 from Stellenbosch property Thelema. Winemaking practices involved no whole-bunch, careful extraction and relatively modest o

The entrants into this year's Veritas, SA's biggest wine competition, have been judged and results are imminent. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the contest, and the celebratory dinner - alrea

Zonnebloem Pinotage 2014 Tiramisu, the coffee-flavoured, finger-biscuit dessert with layers of mascarpone has long been a favourite of many South African restaurants and aspiring chefs.  The name &

Results of this year’s Six Nations Wine Challenge between Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA have been announced. There are six judges, one from each participati

Season of Sauvignon at Durbanville Hills When summer gets into the swing of things, you know it’s time to head to Durbanville Hills for the Durbanville Wine Valley’s Season of Sauvignon.

Boland Cellar Five Climates Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Boland Cellar has a wide spread basin from which it draws its grapes. With their over 60 years of experience and using the most modern of vineyard prac

Meeta K Wolff’s Lemon Thyme & Fennel Risotto Lemon Thyme & Fennel Risotto Preparation time 15 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Ingredients 1 litre vegetable broth 375 ml dry white wine 2 le

Boschendal Resident Butcher Mark Muncer Informative Roving Dinner planned with Boschendal’s Butcher On Saturday 17 October diners are invited to ‘rove’ with Boschendal’s res

Peter Falke Syrah 2013 Boutique Stellenbosch producer achieves top rankings at a series of internationally-recognised wine competitions in 2015 Peter Falke Wines, the exclusive boutique winery nestled