For many of us parents, the last few weeks have been particularly wine-filled as we cajole, encourage, berate and coerce our children to revise for exams.
I THOUGHT I knew Franschhoek pretty well – it’s not that tough really, considering the town is little more than one main street with another couple of roads running ...
"In a cottage 'neath the mountain was the seed of Wynberg sown".
According to all the stats, the majority of wines are drunk within a few hours of purchase, most people barely having time to chill them down before knocking them ...
Recently I've been musing on Malbec, one of the "also-ran" grapes in a red Bordeaux blend.
There is such a variation of different bubblies available on the shelves at the moment.
How you spend the last weekend in November? I was torn - literally - torn this year between what are traditionally two of my favourite events - the Franschhoek MCC ...
It seems to be competition season again and my inbox is reeling under the weight of yet another announcement of yet another gold medal/top trophy/five-star rating ...