Where to find decent Merlot in South Africa.
WINE:
The Kaapzicht 2007 is the top performer in theyear's category review of Merlot. We discover more about the cellar and the Steytlers who own it.
Winery review: Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch has revamped its tasting room.
Where to go and where to eat when visiting Cape Agulhas.
Food:
Queen of puddings: Merlot meets its match in a pear tart from the team at the Westcliff Hotel.
What to eat with Merlot? Tuna, made the French way.
Dining:
To which restaurant does the Gauteng gravy train go for high-cost government blowouts?
We talk to Michel Morand of Auberge Michel.
Drinks:
It's sex in the city time. How to make a sultry Cosmopolitan.
Travel:
Itchy feet? Where to go and drink when visiting Dubai and contemplating a slower-paced life in Darling and the West Coast.
People:
We quiz Fiona Coyne on her wine selection, and she reveals that once she was the weakest link.
Comment:
From the Editor: Cathryn Henderson on finding equilibrium, from grapes to glass.
Neil Pendock contemplates whether Swartland Shiraz is really as superb as everyone is making it out to be.
Michael Fridjhon thinks Merlot's good reputation is largely undeserved.
In Belle Époque, Suzy Bell goes on an African safari.
