Fire Up for The Rugby World Cup with Durbanville Wine

FIRE UP FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP WITH DURBANVILLE WINE The Durbanville Wine Valley is flying its colours ahead of the Rugby World Cup in September with special Rugby – braai, biltong and red wine gift boxes. Inside, are goodies to get you going too!  There are two bottles of Durbanville red wine that represent…

La Motte Estate Announces Jan Franschhoek Season II 

Jan Franschhoek

La Motte Wine Estate is delighted to announce the eagerly anticipated second season of JAN Franschhoek. This exceptional, seasonal food and wine experience combines the nostalgia of a South African family table with Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s unique sense of culinary innovation and promises to captivate and charm just as much as the first edition. Expect regional traditions, familiar flavours and local ingredients transformed…

Intercontinental Double Gold for Tokara XO Potstill Brandy 

Tokara XO Potstill

The luxurious Tokara XO Potstill Brandy was singled out among the best of the best Cap Brandies for its depth of flavour, complexity and unparalleled quality at the African leg of this Intercontinental competition. Crafted from Stellenbosch Chenin blanc grapes, the brandy is double distilled in the age-old Cognac tradition and matured in individual French Limousin…

Chefs Warehouse Tintswalo Atlantic Appoints New Chef

Tintswalo Atlantic

Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic has announced the appointment of Cameron Smith who is taking over from Braam Beyers as Head Chef of the popular oceanside restaurant on the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean, below Chapman’s Peak Drive (Cape Town). Beyers, who had been with the Chefs Warehouse (CW) group for almost seven years, has…

Merlot Championed among South African Wine Producers at Second Annual Merlot Top 10 Competition

Hallo Merlot

Following the successful debut of the Taransaud Hallo Merlot Top 10 Competition in 2022, supported by local Merlot wine producers and agricultural industry leaders, the awards returns for its second year. The event aims to showcase the exceptional quality of South African Merlot and recognise the dedication of the nation’s leading winemakers to this varietal,…

Durbanville Sauvignon Blanc Returns After Sell-out Success

durbanville sauvignon blanc

The second vintage of the highly anticipated Durbanville Sauvignon Blanc has been released. A milestone collaboration of the region’s 13 producers, the wine’s first iteration of 10 000 bottles sold out last year in just six months. In addition to being available for purchase from amongst others, the 13 wineries and their online stores, the…

Grand Times Lie Ahead for Paarl’s Pearl – Grande Roche Hotel & Restaurant

Grande Roche Hotel

Following on from Grande Roche Hotel’s 30th anniversary last year, this fine country hotel and restaurant makes for an ideal address to explore the Cape Winelands between autumn and spring this year. The celebrated hotel, set within the Cape’s historic town of Paarl, presents attractive staycation promotions and delectable menus that appeal both to the domestic traveller and…

Bacco: Where Super Tuscany meets South Africa

Bacco

The team at Bacco believes that time is the ultimate luxury, and fine wine and food enthusiasts will certainly want to linger here. From the beautiful sights of carefully tended vineyards and the magnificent state-of-the-art winery, to the tasting room and restaurant where every sip and bite are made to be savoured. It is a…

Meet the Cradle Boutique Hotel’s New Chef who started life as a Mechanical Engineer

Cradle Boutique Hotel

Sam Ramokoka – the new executive chef at the Cradle Boutique Hotel in the Cradle of Humankind – has a booming voice and a hearty laugh; both important ingredients for a kitchen, he says. He needs to be heard above the clamour of boiling pots and sizzling pans when he barks out instructions, always tempered…

Winding down in Wellington

Wellington

Cape Country Routes – a leading group of owner operated and managed accommodation and activity establishments in the Western and Eastern Cape has just welcomed its newest member to the fold: Val du Charron Wine & Leisure Estate. Set on a working vineyard with its own cellar situated in the heart of the charming town…