Monthly Archives: November 2008
John has a birthday this week, so we will be having a super family supper at home, with all the things he loves to eat. Hopefully this will include fresh artichokes, smoked salmon trout, duck in pomegranate, which will be … Continue reading
Just in time for Christmas and other end of year presents. Three new South African wine books have hit the shelves in the last month. John Platter South African Wine Guide 2009: Now in its 29th year this old favourite … Continue reading
Ed’s note: Main Ingredient offers gourmet foods, ingredients and fine wines. It has won Eat In guide’s Outstanding Outlet for the past three years. You can find them at: Shop 5, Nedbank Centre, 15 Kloof Rd, Sea Point 8005, Cape … Continue reading
A big thank you to everyone who took part ing the Wines Online Blog competition. I really enjoyed reading your comments and feedback. I’m plotting some exciting content based on what you asked for. But before that, the winner of … Continue reading
Feeling the pinch but think that the economy is no reason to skimp on your favourite tipple? Flagstone to the rescue with a fab sounding warehouse sale at the end of the month. Prices start at R60 a case – … Continue reading
By Jacoba Budden, Cape Town-based food writer. She’ll be contributing some delicious food and wine pairing suggestions to the Wines Online Blog. South Africans are no longer permitted to use the word Port on their labels. They now make fortified … Continue reading
I am becoming quite a fan of vertical tastings, as they really give you a chance to see how wine ages, and get to grips with the signature style – or not – of a wine label. Vertical tastings take … Continue reading
Ed’s note: We are very lucky to have the OK from John and Lynne Ford to publish their Main Ingredient newsletter on the Wines Online Blog. Main Ingredient offers gourmet foods, ingredients and fine wines. It has won Eat In … Continue reading
What a better place to spend a wild and woolly black South-Easter in Cape Town than at the chef’s table at the Mount Nelson Hotel? Whiling away the afternoon matching Chef Ian Mancais’s food with the fabulous wines made by … Continue reading
I am always reminded how lucky Capetonians are when I take a trip out to the Constantia wine route. No more than 20 minutes out of the city centre is a world-class wine region – the oldest in South African … Continue reading
