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Don’t Miss The Soup, Sip and Bread Festival
22 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s that time of year again when the De Grendel estate takes part in the fourth annual Soup, Sip and Bread Festival in the Durbanville Wine Valley. Winemakers and chefs from the valley will pair soups, stews and wines that will introduce some wonderful winter combinations. It’s all happening over the weekend of 2 and […]
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Heineken Star Final 2012 – A Beautiful Vibe For A Beautiful Game
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Over 150 competition winners representing 22 countries arrived in Cape Town over the weekend to experience the Heineken Star Final. The Star Final is a competition held annually, where winners are flown off to watch the Champions League Final in an awesome city. Previous cities have included Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro. Cape Town […]
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Can You Feel It? The UEFA Champions League Final Goes Down Tomorrow
18 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s the world’s most watched annual sporting event. Tomorrow is the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Bayern Munich vs Chelsea. Germany vs England. We won’t go further than that. Do that in your own mind. At 20h45 South African time, the English and German giants will do battle in the colourful Allianz Arena, north of […]
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Tasting Notes: Useful, Or A Waste Of Letters?
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This is going to be one of those columns that is more useful if you get involved. That’s why I’m telling you now, right at the start, that it would be fantastic, absolutely bloody marvelous in fact, as wonderful as a ham sandwich and a cup of tea on a bright spring day, if you add your two cents once you have finished reading. I’ll try to keep it short, so you have more time to type your comments. This column is about tasting notes.
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Guinness Turns Submarine Into Underwater Bar [PICS]
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Branding! It’s good for you. Jump Studios, a London-based architecture firm, recently finished up the interior on a submarine for Guinness’ deep-sea bar, which plunged to the depths of the Baltic on its maiden voyage. The sub was commissioned to celebrate Guinness’ 250th anniversary. Take a look at the thing after the jump.
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The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final Is Coming To Cape Town
16 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Last week we gave you the low down on the Heineken Start Final, and how YOU could win two tickets to this rad, and ultra exclusive event. For the past five years Heineken International has hosted the Heineken Star Final, where selected global ticket winners can view the UEFA Champions League final in exotic cities […]
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How To Make A Ciroc Strawberry Martini, With Diageo World Class South Africa [VIDEO]
14 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Phil makes us a Ciroc Strawberry Martini. Check out their Facebook page, to stand a chance of […]
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International Wines To Blow The Budget (Slightly)
11 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lately I’ve been drifting toward the cheaper end of the wine spectrum as the belt has unwillingly been drawn in these tough economic times. So this column’s for stretched budgets, treats, great bottles, and benchmarks. International wines that I have tasted in the last year or so that stuck in my head, that I woke up the next morning still thinking about.
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WIN! Two VIP Tickets Up For Grabs For Heineken Star Final
10 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Heineken, worldwide sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, is challenging YOU (South African football fans) to a virtual shootout, on their Facebook app. What’s in it for you, besides ever-flowing fountains of praise, pride, and victory? An incredible prize. That’s what. Bring it in. Team huddle time. For the past five years Heineken International has […]
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A Rebirth In Wine: Are Local Wines Turning A Corner?
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Making predictions is a fools game, but I feel as though I can see a corner in the distance. It’s a corner that local wine producers are turning, or at least preparing to turn. The big, overworked and oaked wines are on their way out. We present a few wines that demonstrate this turning point, and most importantly, you can afford them.
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Some Lessons Over A Glass Or Two Of Pinot
02 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
I recently attended a vertical tasting of Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noirs, with a couple international examples thrown in. It got me thinking about Pinot Noir, and then about language, and then whether it is just better to get drunk. I decided it actually is better to think, so here are my thoughts.
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How To Make A Grape Ciroctini, With Diageo World Class South Africa [VIDEO]
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Chantelle makes us a Grape Ciroctini Check out their Facebook page, to stand a chance of winning […]
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Five Dead In PE Brewery Heist
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The lengths people will go to for beer these days. Seriously. A little short on cash and a little thirsty, five people decided that the cash office of the local brewery would be a fantastic target. Also, robbing a brewery also carries some serious bragging rights. They didn’t plan on security having guns though.
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South African Wine Makers, The Next Generation Part 1
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
Do you ever get frustrated tasting the same wines over and over again? Even if the labels are different, what’s inside never really changes all that much. I can understand this frustration, it happens to me every now and again. Wine is about difference, it’s about different areas, different varieties, different winemakers; at its core wine is about exploration. Wait, that’s not true, at its core wine is fermented grape juice, but you know what I mean. So to aid you in refreshing your palate, this will be the first of two posts listing young winemaker/winemaking teams making exciting personality filled wines from around the country.
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Charlie Sheen’s Hilarious Bavaria Beer Commercial [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You can say a lot of things about Charlie Sheen, but the guy’s sense of humour is pretty legit. Check out his appearance in a TV advert for Bavaria’s non-alcoholic beer – blatantly mocking his sobriety – after the jump.
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How To Make A Rosemary Pepper Martini, With Diageo World Class South Africa [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Brent makes us a Rosemary Pepper Martini. Check out their Facebook page, to stand a chance of […]
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Hacking Life With Wine
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Wine is drunk a lot. But what else can we do with the contents of Bachus’s juice bottle? Does wine have to be confined to the glass and stew? Does wine have a life outside sipping and slurping? Surely this most miraculous of beverages has other uses. It does friends, it does. And these uses have got me out of a few scrapes in my lifetime let me tell you about a few.
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Wine, On A Positive Note
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the last column or two I have been rather negative, telling you not to drink this, and what not to do. It weighs on a man’s soul to be so negative so often. Today I am going to tell you about a few things that are awesome in the world of wine, things that I am happy to recommend – ideas and wines that will hopefully make your week.
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Carbonated Bloody Coffee Chocolate Pinotage – A Wine Disaster
03 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 14 Comments
It’s getting to that time when people are saying, “enough with the coffee pinotage already.” I don’t mean they are tired of drinking the stuff, rather that they are fed-up with my rants and raves on the subject. “We get it,” I hear them crying, “you don’t like the stuff. Move on.” I have tried, dear readers, I have tried so hard to seal my lips on the subject. I have tried to make the blasphemy a blasphemy itself. I have kept mum. I have kept it inside. That is, until I came across this: Coffee Pinotage, with bubbles.
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How To Make The Ciroc Milk Tart Cocktail, With Diageo World Class South Africa [VIDEO]
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, Chad makes us a variation on a Ciroc Milk Tart. Check out their Facebook page, to stand […]
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WATCH: Video Allegedly Captures Eastern Cape Premier’s Drunken Bar Rant [VIDEO]
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
2oceansvibe Exclusive: Amateur footage has emerged, in which a woman, bearing striking resemblance and vocal tone to Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, is seen inebriated and shouting obscenities in an Eastern Cape bar. The man who filmed the video alleges that the woman in the video, who states “Black people, they like to lie” (0:27) and “You white people like to say the truth, but the truth will never take you to heaven”, (02:41) at two separate points, is indeed Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet. CLICK THROUGH TO VIEW THE VIDEO
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Wine Tasting Do’s and Dont’s
26 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wine tastings. To state the bleeding amputated and mangled obvious, wine tastings are generally the best places to learn about wine if you don’t have an overflowing bank account, or an incredibly well stocked cellar. I can’t recommend going to tastings strongly enough if you are keen to broaden your vinous horizons. That being said, I thought I would give you a little guide of what not to do when you are there. For the most part, the parameters extend to everyday life, and can be summed up neatly as “don’t be a douche”.
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“The Hobbit” Pub Saved By Stephen Fry & Ian McKellen
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s an old Southampton pub called The Hobbit under threat from the company that controls Lord of the Rings licensing. The company eventually agreed to sell the pub a license to keep using the name it has had for decades. Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan decided this was stupid, so they paid the fee themselves.
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How To Make The Classic Martini, With Diageo World Class South Africa [Video]
19 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Click Here for YouTube version of the video. The Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists. This episode, William makes us a variation […]
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Notes On A Brief Swartland Harvest
16 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The rough and ready salt-of-the earth winemakers of South Africa have been known to, at times, give me kak for being a soft handed, soutie poofta who spends all his time drinking, and none of it working. And despite the fact that they are not entirely incorrect with this assessment, I readily took Adi Badenhorst (possibly the saltiest and earthiest of the lot) up on an offer to stay on his farm for a few days during the harvest, and help out.
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Cape Town Named SA’s Boozing Capital, Western Cape Booziest Province
15 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Department of Health has released the results of a study completed earlier this year that paints a grim picture of both Cape Town and the Western Cape’s rampant use and abuse of alcohol. Long story short, the study concludes that Cape Town is South Africa’s drunkest city, and the Western Cape its booziest province. Er, yay?
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Boschendal Grande Cuvée Brut 2007 Takes Home Another Award
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As South Africans, the availability of great wine that we are exposed to tends to make us snobs in the vineyard area. Luckily for us, we have brands such as Boshendal to sip on, and while we sip we can be glad to know that the perfection is being celebrated for all its worth. Boschendal’s Grande Cuvee Brut 2007 took home the Classic Wine Trophy Award this week..a well deserved one too.
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Motörhead Launches Line Of Wine And Vodka
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
English heavy metal band Motörhead has launched a line of bottled alcoholic beverages, because that’s just what you do when you’re a band of a certain age. There’s Motörhead Vodka which, sure, heavy metal, makes sense, and they’ve also released Motörhead Shiraz. Because I guess that’s heavy metal too.
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Who Won The iPad 2? Here Are The 2ov Survey Competition Winners!
22 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Do you wonder if you won one of the 10 X R500 Sunglass Hut Vouchers? Or one of the 5 X cases of Boschendal bubbly? Or one of the 5 X cases of De Grendel rosé? Or, better yet, maybe it was YOU who won the iPad 2, from Digicape? Winners were picked by a […]
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Getting Fresh in Constantia
21 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 23 Comments
When I first moved to Cape Town and thought about Constantia, my mind was filled with images of botoxed ladies who lunch, old money and a nest of well to-dos in a leafy green valley. I was aware of the historic importance of the valley, but details were scant. Today botoxed ladies who lunch still wonder about in my imagined view of the valley, but they are all sipping on excellent Sauvignon Blancs. Don’t miss the competition at the end of this column!
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