Cape food and wine events, July 2016
Winter may have its beastly claws out, but there’s always food and wine for comfort. Here are a few spoils for mid winter in the Cape. Eat, drink and be cosy at Maison estate, Franschhoek A visit to Franschhoek is always a good idea, even more so when it involves a long lazy lunch in front of a fire. A spot [...]
Wine and food events, April-May 2016
Finjwyn Food and Wine Festival, Pretoria, 30 April and 1 May 2016 This weekend sees the 7th annual Fijnwyn Food and Wine Festival taking place in Pretoria East. As the name suggests, Fijnwyn brings the finest the Cape winelands has to offer to Gauteng with no fewer than 30 estates taking part, including the likes of Hermanuspietersfontein, Vrede & Lust, [...]
La Motte wine estate, Franschhoek
Nestled on the outskirts of Franschhoek, La Motte wine estate is a true Western Cape winelands treasure. Pity then that it’s taken me 20 years of living in the Cape to discover it. That all changed last week when I had the privilege of not only visiting the estate, but staying overnight in their 1751 manor house. Yes La Motte [...]
groote post country market
With wine estates coming out our ears in Cape Town, it’s kind of hard to pick a favourite. That’s rather like asking someone which one of their kids they like most. But if you were to be cheekily insistent, I’d have to admit that Groote Post is up there. Why? Well they make fine wine. But then, so do hundreds [...]
de krans wyne, calitzdorp
Ek sê De Krans en jy sê… port. Vanselfsprekend. Maar jy behoort eintlik ook ’n paar ander dinge sê want sien, De Krans maak nie net port nie. Ek kannie sê ek blameer jou nie. Tot so paar dae terug sou ek dieselfde gedoen het. Maar ’n onlangse kuier saam met De Krans mede-eienaar, Boets Nel, en hulle wynmaker, Louis [...]
Riesling & Rarities Rock Fees – Hartenberg landgoed
Om my te vra om my gunsteling wyn te noem, is half soos om ‘n ma te vra om haar gunsteling kind te noem. Dis moeilik want ek lief hulle almal. Maar as jy my nou in ’n hoek gaan druk oor die ding sal ek erken Riesling is my blou-ogie. Ek hou van hom droog, ek hou van hom [...]