The shape of a wine

Next time you are browsing down the wine isle at your local supplier, take a closer look at the shapes of the bottles. Bottle shapes are all about tradition and many wine producing areas in Europe have developed unique shapes that are still being used for wines that originated in those regions. Let’s take a [...]

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Spring in the Cape Vineyards

Great clip: Spring in the Cape Vineyards

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Douglas Green named best value Chenin Blanc

Douglas Green Chenin Blanc 2010 was named best value Chenin Blanc in the recent Chenin Blanc Challange. “The Best Value wine to emerge from the Challenge was the 4-Star Douglas Green 2010, selling at R31.50.Panel chairman for the Wine magazine Chenin Blanc category, Michael Fridjhon, said he was happy to see that the wines – [...]

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Pork Chops: Versatile and underrated – A great recipe

Pork chops is probably one of the most underrated dishes. It is easy to prepare and it is very versatile. This recipe is and nice and easy recipe for a spicy pork chops with some cabbage and raisins. Truly divine. Ingredients – 3 tablespoons olive oil – 4 bone-in pork rib chops (about 2.5cm thick; 500g total) – [...]

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Great Wine Quotes

    Wine and socializing go hand in hand. A dinner party that does not have wine as a part of the drinks seems to be incomplete. So popular is wine amongst people that many of the great personalities; like Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare and even Homer Simpson, have written or said great quotes about [...]

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