Drink

FITCH & LEEDES, the popular range of premium mixers, is shaking up your lockdown by adding some pizazz with a series of blended quarantini mocktails to create your own special happy hour at home. Beat the lockdown blues with these easy to follow virgin cocktails created in collaboration with…
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THE South African Wine Index (SAWi), an independent wine quality monitoring authority has launched the first edition of the The Definitive Fine Wine Guide. This follows its announcement of the "Grand Wines Collection" (GWC) which is featured in the guide, offering an objective response to the…
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THE latest vintage of Luddite Wines’ Chenin has been bottled and, as has become tradition with this popular white, is ever so briefly now up for grabs. Just 1 130 bottles have emanated from the celebrated family-owned winery of Niels and Penny Verburg. Luddite is among the stars of Bot River, a…
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DISCOVER Cape Town’s best after work cocktails are now available at 2-for-1 from 4pm till 6pm at Tryn, Steenberg’s restaurant in the Constantia wine valley. With 17 exciting creations artfully assembled by mixologists at Tryn’s ultra-stylish bar to enjoy in the vibrant retro-lounge area or in…
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THE Stellenbosch Cabernet Collective (SCC) will be celebrating the King of Grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, with a harvest celebration on the tranquil lawns of Rust en Vrede on March 21, 2020. The event will give the public the opportunity to savour the exceptional Cabernets from the region. Shaded by…
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MAKE Constantia Glen your relaxed dinner destination with comfort-style traditional dishes and lighter options bursting with fresh flavours to satisfy all appetites. In addition to its popular selection of artisanal platters and crispy flammkuchen, this picturesque boutique wine estate now offers a…
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THE popular Wine Wednesday has found a new home and will move to Au d’Hex Estate in March. Wine lovers should note, however, the March event has moved to Thursday the 19th to accommodate the Absa Cape Epic.  Stages four to six will be hosted in Wellington and the race village is adjacent to Au…
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WHEN you visit the Black Elephant Vintners (BEV) website, one of the first things you see on the landing page is a line that reads “A Robben Island native, an ex-stockbroker and an elephant walk into a bar ...” And you know immediately this is not your run-of-the-mill wine estate operating from a…
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ON March 26, 2020, dinner-kit delivery platform UCOOK will launch of the option of adding a bottle of wine suitably paired with the recipe you choose - one more way to make busy lives easier. David Torr, founder of UCOOK, says "professional sommeliers from South Africa’s best wine farms are working…
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THE PARLOTONES, one of South Africa's most successful and love bands, will play songs from their Unplugged(ish) album Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, as well as some classics, at Leopard’s Leap in Franschhoek on Sunday, March 8. Says front man Kahn Morbee, “I’ve…
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