Now, the folks at Drinks International wholeheartedly agree and confirm that the Stellenbosch wine route is indeed the Best Promotional Body when it comes to wine tourism across the world when they snagged the award at the International Wine Tourism Challenge.
As South Africans, we cannot pass up a good glass of wine. Especially in summer, after a long work week. But what does having fun at happy hour mean for our waists? We’ve partnered up with CyberCellar to decipher the calorie and carb count of our favourite sips to see which ones fit best into our New Year’s resolution healthy living plan.
What could be better than spending the day on a farm filled with activities to keep the kids busy while you sip on cool ciders and superb wine? Hop on, and join the fun at this year’s Cluver Family Harvest Day.
We turned to Cape Sommelier, Ewan Mackenzie to find out what you need to know about the changing wine game.
It’s here! The first (of hopefully many) wine and food truck events to take place in the beautiful coastal town of Plettenberg Bay. Pile the family into a van and gear up for a fun day filled with festivities to celebrate the new season.
Wine and cheese go together like peanut butter and jam - they are made for each other. Going to a wine farm and tasting all the wonderful wines they have to offer is undoubtedly an enjoyable experience, but what about hosting one in your very own home? Not only will there be wine and cheese, but it’s a fun opportunity to get creative with decor and your hosting skills.
This year’s annual Barrels & Beards Harvest Festival will take place in Bot River, one of the Cape’s most exciting winelands destinations! So get your glasses ready to celebrate the harvest and its glorious journey from the vineyard to our taste buds.
It has been delighting and confusing the human race for more than 6 000 years, so it’s to be expected that myths and superstitions should have grown up around this legendary nectar. But lifestyles have changed over the years and so too has wine, meaning many of the old ways of doing things no longer hold true.
There is no better dish to serve up to guests than a traditional French coq au vin. Cooking with wine guarantees you’ll have plenty of fun in the kitchen with this one! (We recommend a middle-of-the-road wine – don’t waste your best vintage, but don’t use anything so cheap you wouldn’t drink it on its own.)
Hunting for wine deals has become quite a science. Most know that certain labels are meant to offer good value for money, but the information printed thereon may not always be forthcoming. Here’s what you need to know to decode the wine label and find out if you’re really getting a bargain. Tag, you’re it