The new Alto Wine & Biltong Tasting is not to be missed! Alto Wine Estate has earned its reputation as one of South Africa’s most respected wine estates, and it has now furthered its offering with a new and revelatory tasting experience.
5 of our favourite wines under R85 Allan Mullins is a glass-half-full kinda guy, so we asked him to find you some excellent-value bottles under R85 that’ll help you maintain your drinking standards and your bank balance (take that, VAT!)
The famous five cocktails (using four ingredients or less!) Know nothing about cocktail-making? Forget the theatrics (we’re looking at you Tom Cruise circa 1985) and keep things simple with these bar-fly favourites – none starring more than four ingredients
8 Western Cape-brewed craft beers that we’re loving right now Thought the Western Cape was only good for wine? Think again, says Brandon de Kock. Plan a long- weekend trip to some small breweries crafting beers that prove you can judge a brew by its interesting label
4 desserts with sparkling wine to get you in the festive mood Pop the bubbly, it’s time to get an early taste of that *holiday feeling*. And we don’t just mean drinking it from flutes. Here are four desserts featuring sparkling wine.
The wine-drinkers beer guide Fact: wine lovers who don’t drink beer are missing out. Wine and beer are, in fact, a great match. Jon Meinking asked the pros for their advice on which beer should chase your favourite bottle of wine
You say cheese, we say wine: our cheese and wine pairing suggestions Grasping the fundamentals of good flavour combos and picking the best wine to accompany your favourite French cheese is really quite easy.
The beer drinker’s guide to wine So you’ve got your go-to brew but have been thinking about giving wine a chance? Ease yourself into the habit by swapping these five beers for their viticultural equivalents and you’ll be sniffing and swirling in no time.
How to make a red-wine reduction It’s easier than you think, just remember that a higher-alcohol wine will reduce to a sweeter sauce.
Changing seasons mean shifting wine choices The crisp whites you crave in summer often give way to heartier reds in colder weather, with some exceptions. If you’re a confirmed red drinker, for example, you can drink it all year with just a few caveats…