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Chocolates and flowers go a long way, but a home-cooked meal and a bottle of fine wine are where the real brownie points are.

With winter well and truly here, and this coming Sunday being Mother’s Day, what better way to treat our ladies than with a special winter’s meal, paired with her favourite vino? Choosing the right wine will be easy, but it’s the perfectly paired ‘home-cooked’ meal that usually presents a problem.

While many wineries keep their menus a well-guarded secret, Cape of Good Hope Wines has let the gourmet out of the bag by creating a series of imaginative recipes to accompany their wines, all of which are now available on their website.

If grilled snoek with caramelised peach and pineapple salsa, or red wine braised beef short rib potjie with mushrooms & gremolata sends flutters through your tastebuds, then you need to feast your eyes on the below:

Curried Karoo lamb shanks with sambals

Crispy roasted pork belly with apples and sage

Red wine braised beef short rib potjie with mushrooms & gremolata

You can find the recipes for all these mouthwatering dishes, and plenty more, at Cape of Good Hope Recipes. As always, you can also find the perfect wine to pair with these dishes at Anthonij Rupert Wine.

 

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With truffle season also around the corner, this winter is going to require a few extra hours at the gym. Oh, but it will be worth it.

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