At the end of a Garden Route tour with my Parisian friend last week, we spent one night at Temenos in McGregor. As Tebaldi Restaurant at Temenos was fully booked, we chose to eat at Open Kitchen, a restaurant which opened in winter last year, but which I had not experienced previously. It serves good steak and Tapas, but the service is very slow! Continue reading →
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Tasting Cederberg wines with Altitude at OpenWine!
Last night I attended a tasting of six wines by Cederberg Wines with Altitude at OpenWine on Wale Street. The Wine estate has the highest location above sea level, at 1036m, of all vineyards in the Cape. Continue reading →
Veritas Young Wine Writer 2016 title goes to Tshepi Molisana!
Wine writer Tshepang Molisana has been named the Veritas Young Wine Writer 2016, with an article entitled ‘A world class African vineyard‘. She won R15000. Continue reading →
FNB Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Top 10 announced at Val de Vie!
The FNB Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Top 10 wines were announced over a lunch held at Val de Vie today!
Invited guests included the Top 20 Finalists for the awards, and tasting tables had been set up to allow the twenty Finalist wines to be tasted. No one knew who would make the Top 10 list. A shelf had been set up to display all top twenty Continue reading →