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Wine 101: Learn to talk about wine with confidence
What do sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and syrah have in common? They all taste good! But what makes them...
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This is what SA’s best wine labels look like – according to the experts
Have you ever been swayed to buy a bottle of wine purely because of its pretty label? You’re not alone....
Wine trends in unpredictable times
Wine tends to be associated with tradition and ceremony. However, if the surge in the production of canned wine has...
How the lockdown has affected the wine industry
The threat of a deadly virus to South Africa’s constrained health sector caused a swift reaction from the government and...
Sipping SA wine in Mauritius
If you flick through SuperSport this weekend, you’ll find amongst the blur of football what could almost be a travel...
Why rosé is the perfect summer wine (and no, it’s not just because of the colour)
Has any other style of wine spawned its own collection of Instagram hashtags? It’s more than a wine, it’s a...
Why The Test Kitchen’s wine list is a carefully curated tribute to the local industry
As the organic truffle dust settles on another edition of the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards and the last of...
Your one-stop guide to cooking with wine
W.C Fields famously said “I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food” and if ever...
My bugbears with wines in SA and how we often sip them too soon
Ah, the joys of getting old. For the fortunate few, the ageless exceptions, time really does seem to have no...
Announced: Platter’s 5-star wines for 2020
The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2020 was launched at Cape Town’s Table Bay Hotel on 8...
