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Published on: 04 Aug 06

Lamb with Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2004

First things first, Emily's is associated with innovative food and a celebration of South African flavours but Peter Veldsman has always managed to do it with a twist. Johan Odendaal, who refuses to be typecast by a label of head chef or anything else, followed suit by preparing a dish that almost defies description...
 
Published on: 03 Aug 06

Smoked duck with Nederburg Private Bin Cabernet Sauvignon

The surprise package in WINE's tasting of 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon was Nederburg's Private Bin which scored 4½ Stars. Fiona McDonald approached David Higgs, chef at Wheatfields restaurant at Meerendal wine farm, for a food match.
 
Published on: 13 Apr 06

Homemade pasta and Laibach Merlot 2003

We asked Luciana Righi, chef/co-owner at Assaggi in Johannesburg, to devise a food match with Laibach Merlot 2003. Joanne Simon reports.
 
Published on: 09 Mar 06

Buitenverwachting vs Ginja

Two chefs, two judges and one award-winning wine whose identity has been withheld from all involved... "Create a dish to match it," was our instruction to the chefs. Joanne Simon takes a ringside seat and watches the judges in action.
 
Published on: 09 Mar 06

Joostenberg Deli & Bistro vs Madame Zingara

Two chefs, two judges and this year's winner of the WINE magazine TOPS at SPAR Chenin Blanc Challenge, whose identity has been withheld from all involved... "Create a dish to match it," was our instruction to the chefs. Judge Jean-Pierre Rossouw reports.
 
Published on: 06 Mar 06

Grilled Tuna and Mont du Toit Le Sommet 2002

Mont du Toit Le Sommet 2002 scored 4½ Stars in our recent tasting of non-Bordeaux blends. Joanne Simon asked Etienne Bonthuys of Tokara Restaurant to devise a food match.
 
Published on: 11 Jan 06

Bon Appetit and 2004 Sterhuis Chardonnay

Sterhuis Barrel Selection Chardonnay 2004 scored 4½Stars in WINE's most recent tasting. Fiona McDonald reports on how Bon Appetit's Emmanuel Guillet interpreted the wine's food matching potential.
 
Published on: 10 Jan 06

InterContinental Sandton Sun and Towers vs Park Hyatt

Sparkling wine is an astonishingly versatile culinary partner, its simultaneous sensations of liquid and gas creating a three-dimensional taste experience. With its ability to mimic, evoke and enhance gastronomic depth of flavour and texture unsurpassed, Anna Trapido says Laborie Blanc de Blanc made an ideal choice for a WINE magazine Chef Shootout.
 
Published on: 30 Nov 05

Cheese and wine bliss

Not all cheese-and-wine marriages end up in the divorce courts. Dave Swingler gets to the bottom of the old debate.
 
Published on: 30 Nov 05

Cheese and wine: La Cotte Inn, Franschhoek

Husband and wife Ludwig and Lodine Maske are proprietors of the specialist wine and cheese store, La Cotte Inn, in Franschhoek. Both grew up in this idyllic Boland town and have years of experience in the hotel and catering industries. Lodine has made foreign cheeses her forte and Ludwig has specialised in wine. By Sara Steer.
 
 

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