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blomme, beer and boom…

blooming beautiful! Saturday blew in on the back of a black south easter as Dax dragged me out of bed to go buy orchids at the neighbour goods market in Woodstock. I find this market a little too busy...

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drrrrrrrrrrrum roll please…

a Bacchanalian dream (image via GC Communications) Oh yes, ladies and gents: it’s competition time! An opportunity for a brave, adventuresome spirit out there – which could be you! See, I’ve been very...

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the Baxter T-party

Not to be confused with the infamous Boston Tea Party, I will admit that’s what crossed my mind when I read the invite to: ‘Taste, Tweet and Theatre’. Already on their 3rd (what’s the legal limit...

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#discoverOverberg talks wine. and the Hemel en Aarde…

Along a 19km stretch of soon-to-be-tarred farm road, just outside Hermanus nestles the iconic Pinot Noir producing Hemel en Aarde valley, literally meaning ‘Heaven and Earth’ – a truth anyone who has...

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tasting proudly South African: Middellvlei Wine Estate…

There are wine tastings and then there are wine tastings. And those of us in the gods’ own grape basket of the Western Cape know good wine the way Carrie Bradshaw knows good… um, you know… good...

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An index of excellence…

Anyone old enough to appreciate South African wine has an opinion on the fermented grape: there’re probably as many wine writers and awards as there are wine makers. With well over six thousand local...

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get to know the Cape Floral Kingdom with a walk at Bouchard Finlayson…

Monday’s tend to the most loathed days of the working week, unless of course you have been invited to Bouchard Finlayson’s beautiful wine estate in the Hemel en Aarde valley for a guided nature walk...

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ek hart Hartenberg…

cheers! I apologise for the silence – this post is two days late, waiting in the wings while I battled some very real issues and finally grew up. My bright idea to host a competition was met by an...

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saturdays in spring…

Part 1: WINE country roads After spending Friday in bed with multiple movies and a persistent cold, I woke to cheery blue skies, hopped in the pimp mobile and sped over the mountain to collect Amy....

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fine art of Creation…

Whilst I have a love-hate relationship with Franshhoek (love good food and fine wine but loathe the pretentious fake French facade and canned romantic ambience. And there’s that little issue of the...

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