Drinks

It was a tough decision, and I wish I had 30 of these gorgeous Van Ryn 12 Year-Old Distillers' Reserve Potstill Brandy Luxury Hampers, worth R830, to give away. Since there can only be 2 winners, we've decided that the 2 hampers go to.... Gavin Mkhwanazi @WineSandile Anso Thom @ansothom Well done and...

Introducing the new look Jason’s Creek – tradition with a bit of edge Jason’s Creek, a classic Cape Blend, illustrates the story of Jason’s Hill in its revamped label design. The top half of the label represents the heritage of the farm, and the bottom half represents the farm as...

Week got you all beat and feeling shabby? Well, here's a jolly, juicy solution: Drink wine at Constantia Glen Wine Estate every Friday evening between between 5 - 8 pm, starting TODAY! Red wine rules at Constantia Glen when #FridayFIVE@5 kicks off the weekend.  Get into the #TGIF zone between 5...

Your day is about to get a lot better. Why? Because we have two/2/twee/mbini/ezimbili/tse pedi of these AWESOME hampers to give away. Look: What's more, both lucky winners will have their gift hamper, valued at R830 each, delivered to their chosen address within the Republic of South Africa. Soooo, what's inside? Each...

This is like the Supermodel of wine pairings, because it's something you WILL get out of bed for : L'Ormarins MCC and nougat pairings, now offered at Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate outside Franschhoek. The estate’s three gorgeous L’Ormarins Methodé Cap Classiques (MCC) are each matched with hand-made nougat creating blissful...

The French have historically done champagne and revolution rather well. While South Africa easily match the former these days, we're still working on getting the latter right. But patience is a virtue, right? In these days of doom and gloom, it brings enormous cheer to the heart to receive an...

You'd be forgiven for thinking we're a bunch of drunkards in the Cape, judging by the number of wine festivals we have each year. Well, we make wine here, so who's going to drink it if not us? Besides, 2017 has kicked off on such a high note, I see...

Do you like your wine estates small, personal, honest and real? Glenwood is that place. Do you like your wines perfectly balanced, elegant and bold, with a touch of heavenly nectar? Glenwood's are those wines. Small wonder then, that the Glenwood Grand Duc Chardonnay 2013 just got 5 stars in the...

Afternoon Tea, Cream Tea, High Tea or plain old koek en tee - call it what you want, just have it often. Cake and tea are not mere indulgences, I feel, but necessities to comfort us through this rough old ride called life. My motto? Must. Have. Cake. Every once in a...

There's not a lot I won't do for a slap-up brunch with decent Eggs Benedict, cold bubbly and great coffee. Even if it means hauling the grumbling teens out of bed for a long-ish drive into the countryside and braving nippy breezes, I'm game. Add a dreamy view of...