Meet The Hungry Mute –a recipe for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
For Makomborero Mutezo, it all began during his late teens when he started watching the Food Network Africa channel on TV. In 2019, following matric, Mutezo enrolled at Capsicum Culinary Studio’s Pretoria campus because, as he says, it “offered a unique...
Buttermilk rusks from Chef Shanay – making the world her oyster!
Growing up, Shanay Roelfse loved hanging around the kitchen while her mother was cooking or baking, because she was always asked to taste the different elements of the meal – best of all, licking clean the remnants of a bowl of chocolate icing. Following matric,...
Darling Sweet Celebrates 10th Anniversary
This story starts with the famous Darling butter which two Swedes had started making there in 1899 and which was revered all over the country. Add to it two imaginative young men with a sweet dream and a delicious product much loved in many parts of the world today,...
Brookdale Estate releases new white vintages
Brookdale Estate has released new vintages of the three white wines under the Brookdale label, crafted by winemaker Kiara Scott Farmer at the Rudd family’s young winery on the slopes of the Du Toitskloof Mountains outside Paarl The new releases include...
Getting to know Van Loveren Calcrete Chardonnay
Situated amidst rolling hills and vineyards in the beautiful Robertson Valley, Van Loveren is a family-owned wine farm steeped in tradition and passion. Over the course of three hard-working generations, the Retief family has been cultivating exceptional grapes and...
Honouring Muratie’s heritage during the month of JUNE
Paying tribute to the estate’s co-founder Ansela van de Caab June is a special heritage month in Muratie's history books. It is the month in which Ansela van de Caab was emancipated from slavery, gaining her freedom to marry Laurens Campher and become one of the first...
Spoil Dad with Bruce Jack
Happy Dad’s Day to all the dads, the not-yet dads, the stepdads, the moms who are dad, the adoptive dads, the granddads, the fur dads, and the dads who are no longer with us. Bruce Jack specialises in making little bottles of JOY, believing that wine crafted...
Groot Constantia clears 14 awards at 2024 National Wine Challenge
Groot Constantia, the oldest and most iconic working winery in South Africa, scooped 14 top awards at this year’s prestigious National Wine Awards - including three Grand Cru Awards, a phenomenal six Top 100 and Double Platinum Awards, as well as two Double...
S A Brandy tops charts at the Intercontinental Spirits Challenge
South African Brandy continues to stake its claim among the world’s premier drinks following chart-topping performances at this year’s Intercontinental Spirits Challenge held in Kortrijk, Belgium. Producers of South Africa’s quintessential spirit have just been...
Fairview excels at the 2004 SA Dairy Championships
Fairview Cheese, one of the most recognisable dairy brands in South Africa and currently the largest producer of specialty cheeses in the country, proudly took the stage at the 2024 SA Dairy Championships to receive a total of 11 SA Champion titles for category...
Don’t miss acclaimed Jazz musician Lionel Beukes at MURATIE
SATURDAY 25 MAY 2024 @ 12:30 – 4.30 PM On Saturday 25 May 2024, acclaimed South African jazz musician and composer Lionel Beukes will be performing LIVE at the Muratie Farm Kitchen Restaurant. A multi talent of a musician, Lionel is followed and adored by fans the...
GlenWood Chardonnay – Timeless Elegance
This year marks a major milestone for GlenWood Vineyards, as it was 40 years ago that owner Alastair Wood purchased the land with a vision to produce world-class Chardonnays. Twenty-four years later his vision is still as bright, as not only has GlenWood earned global...
The Mentors adds lustre with Limited Edition Tempranillo 2021
The apex, limited edition series of wines by KWV, The Mentors, has a new addition. The Mentors Limited Edition Tempranillo 2021 is the fifth expression to be included in this outstanding collection in as many years. Limited Edition wines were born from The...
De Krans launches new Premium Moscato Perlé labels
When the De Krans team produced the first Premium White Moscato Perlé in South Africa in 2012 they couldn’t have anticipated the popularity this style of wine would achieve with the South African consumer. Following the success of the White Moscato, they...
Embark on a great Adventure with Backsberg’s ‘Live the Journey’
With only one month remaining to enter, Backsberg Family Wines presents wine enthusiasts and all lovers of adventure with the extraordinary opportunity to win the ultimate road trip across South Africa in its latest 'Live the Journey' campaign. The lucky winner will...
Celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day 3- 5 May
There is much more to Sauvignon Blanc than just tropical flavours and being a bestseller. Even its name, which means ‘wild white’, creates an expectation of something different. Increasingly the choice of both the novice wine drinker as well as the sophisticated...
Tokara Rare Plant Fair postponed due to severe storms
Severe weather conditions wreaking havoc in the Cape Winelands since the weekend took their toll on the extensive gardens at Tokara Wine Farm necessitating the postponement of the annual Rare Plant Fair and Autumn Open Garden. The gale-force winds caused extensive...
Rediscovering Theuniskraal’s classic Cape Riesling
The Jordaan family launched the first Theuniskraal Cape Riesling in 1948, and since then it’s gained a strong following amongst Riesling enthusiasts around the world. An everyday drinking wine, winemaker Andries Jordaan Jnr, describes it as being brilliant in...
Fires–gale force winds destroy Blaauwklippen iconic buildings
A fire that broke out at the neighboring farm in the early hours of Sunday morning, has resulted in devasting destruction to some of Blaauwklippen Estate’s iconic buildings. The fire spread to the Manor House from the dam side, then to the Jonkershuis and eventually...
Wine of the Week. Pongracz Rosé
This delicious wine, made in the same way as French champagne, is named after Desiderius Pongracz, a Hungarian count, whose influence revolutionised winemaking at the Cape in times gone by. It is made in the Cap Classique Methode and often, in blind tastings, outranks...