It sure is lovely to be right, isn’t it?

The right to market alcohol beverages in South Africa is under threat, according to Adrian Botha, director of the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA).

The City of Cape Town’s restrictive liquor trading by-law is set to come into effect on January 1 next year.

It’s hard to not believe in serendipity when the perfect wine for a dish you’ve just crafted lands on your doorstep.

Cannelloni it seems means “large reed”, an apt description for the large pasta tubes with a savoury stuffing that carry the name, except that they are actually manicotti.

Does it make sense to pursue potentially problem-fraught off-shore markets for South African wine, 

Those of you who follow this column with any regularity will know that I am inclined to steer clear of baking, not because I don’t like to bake, but because I find it intimidating.

Pieter Badenhorst of Fleur du Cap is the first winemaker I’ve listened to who actually explains the intricacies, pitfalls and barnacles inherent in making a noble late harvest (NLH) or noble rot wine.

When Henry Kotze said he had big shoes to fill at Morgenster, he wasn’t kidding.