March 2010
COVER STORY
A LONG ROW TO HOE
The Kaapzicht 2007 is the top performer in this year’s category review of Merlot, confirming the rustic Stellenbosch estate’s status as one of South Africa’s top red wine producers. To discover more about the cellar and the Steytlers who own it, turn to p. 42. For the full tasting report, see p. 82.
WINE
PICK SIX
Viognier and Pinotage for different drinking occasions
US VERSUS THEM
How does Méthode Cap Classique stack up against Champagne?
OUT AND ABOUT
The district of Cape Aghulhas
WHERE IT'S AT
Why Neethlingshof is well worth a visit
JOU LEKKER DING
A glimpse into the private life of Jan “Boland” Coetzee of Vriesenhof
DINING
CANARY CUISINE
Michel Morand of Auberge Michel
PEOPLE
AND THE WINNER IS...
The Guala Closures Chenin Blanc Challenge awards function
WINE JUDGING ACADEMY
A new generation of wine judges
LIGHTBULB MOMENT
Fiona Coyne was once The Weakest
Link, thanks to a bottle of Dom P
DRINKS
SEX AND THE COSMOPOLITIAN
How TV launched a modern classic
TRAVEL
DUBAI?DO BUY
Why South African wine lovers should make the eight-hour trip
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Get away from it all in Darling and up the West Coast
FOOD
QUEEN OF PUDDINGS
Merlot meets its match in a pear tart from the team at the Westcliff Hotel
TIME FOR TUNA
Served chilled, Merlot comes into its own with this robust French fish dish
