Reflections on Bouchard Finlayson

WINE magazine editor Cathryn Henderson on the latest offerings from Bouchard Finlayson

Neethlingshof tasting room review

Why Neetlingshof is well worth a visit.

Reflections on Bouchard Finlayson

WINE magazine editor Cathryn Henderson on the latest offerings from Bouchard Finlayson

SA's most romantic restaurants

Forget the wilted roses and cheesy card. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and few are the women who won’t go weak at the knees for an intimate dinner. Leigh Robertson and Andrea

Slow-Roasted Leg of Lamb

An unhurried Lannice Snyman slow-roasts lamb to perfection

Proudly local: Amarula Cream

Slugged back in a Springbok shooter or slowly sipped against the spectacle of another technicolour African sunset, Amarula Cream remains an iconic, proudly local liqueur. By Leigh Robertson.

Indian Cuisine: In search of SA's best Curry restaurants

Tasked with finding winning flavours, Kim Maxwell, Andrea Burgener and Tracy Gielink went on the curry trail in Cape Town, Jo’burg and Durban.
 
 

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Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009: The Results

The Trophy Wine Show seeks to recognise excellence in the South African wine industry. Wealth management company Old Mutual has sponsored the competition since its inception in 2002 on the basis that it sees value in collaborating with a process that discovers the country’s top wines and producers and that makes this information available to the wine drinking public.
 
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Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009

Links to the Old Mutual Trophy Wine show 2009 results
 
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Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009: Benchmarking

Blind or sighted? This is the never-ending debate around wine assessments. For those who doubt the independence, integrity or impartiality of the judges, only the most camouflaged and clandestine arrangements make any sense.
 
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Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009: How the show works

The Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show is a national competition that seeks to identify the top wines in South Africa. Judging takes place at the Grande Roche Hotel in Paarl, with the top-rated wines presented at public tastings in the major centres of the country.
 
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Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2009: Meet the judges

International and local tasters who judged the various classes at the 2009 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show
 
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WIN one of five double tickets to the Franschhoek Oesfees

The third annual Franschhoek Oesfees (harvest festival) will be held at the Solms-Delta wine estate on Saturday, 27 March 2010 from 11.00 until 21.00. For more. [click here]
 
 

Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2010

Everything you need to know about this year's Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. For more. [click here]
 
 

Tasting editor's choice: March 2010

This month Christian Eedes looks at wines from Zevenwacht, KWV Reserve, Boland Cellar and Eagles’ Nest. For more. [click here]
 
 

La Belle Terrasse

The Westcliff has always been one of our favourite Johannesburg haunts, not just because its lofty location over the jacaranda-clad northern suburbs is breathtaking, but because every visit, no matter how casual, is imbued with a sense of occasion. The liveried driver zipping diners up the hill; the Chesterfield in front of the roaring fire at The Polo Lounge; the chilled Champagne in the silver ice bucket at La Belle Terrasse, the hotel's fine restaurant. For more. [click here]
 
 
 
 
 
WINE magazine editor Cathryn Henderson on the latest offerings from Bouchard Finlayson
 
During a visit to the Garden Route last year to investigate emerging wineries, I was introduced to Ganzekraal, home of The Goose wines - a joint venture incorporating top-golfer Retief Goosen as namesake and partner.