The Queen of Sheba wasn’t the nicest of people and as greedy as they come – she loved pistachios so much that she confiscated all the nuts that were delivered to her court by the Assyrians and kept them all for herself – not the kind of behaviour one would expect from a queen – [...]

I couldn’t personally attend the Solms Delta Oesfees, but I have it on good faith that it was absolutely fantastic day out. Brendon Shaw from The Cru was there:
“In only it’s second year of existence it was even bigger and better than last year – which is quite something because last year was phenomenal.
It’s one [...]

For a long time it has been a dream of many young South African schoolboys to match their skills against the best rugby playing schools in the country in a single tournament that brings the best of the best together.
This idealistic dream remained but a dream for a long time. That was until Mr Basjan [...]

More from Andrew Barrow’s South African wine expedition. This time, he visited Kleine Zalze Estate, on the outskirts of Stellenbosch in the direction of Somerset West.

Andrew Barrow of Spittoon.biz has recently concluded his trip of South Africa and had quite a few things to say about some of our wines.

The cork eased out with no difficulty and was in the perfect condition. It looked as if the wine hadn’t even started to saturate the cork. The first bit was poured, it got swirled and tasted and the nod was given.

The big discussion amongst many of the wine makers we met covered the Cape Blend ‘ideal’. Should Pinotage be included being the main discussion point.

Waterblommetjie bredie, afval potjie, chicken brijani, ouma onder die kombers and bobotie are just some of the traditional Cape foods that will be served on the day. Many of the recipes have been handed down through generations of Solms-Delta families.

Ranging from the breathtaking scenery to the Latin inspired menu at the Cosecha Restaurant and their quality, affordable wines, Noble Hill seems to present just about every unique characteristic that makes up the core of every wine lover.

Literally so if you’re Capetonian and even more so if you’re from Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Worcester, Wellington or Malmesbury.
The Round the Rock / Ommiberg Festival is coming to Paarl this weekend, Saturday, the 7th of March 2009. I will be spearheading the day’s festivities with a 45 minute flight around the entire wine producing [...]