This year’s Franschhoek Bastille Festival is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect excuse to dress up and get stuck into some quality wine.
There’s a special irony in packing two bottles of South African rosé for a trip to Provence – the rosé capital of the world.
It’s no secret that the Cape boasts some of the most beautiful Winelands in the world, but it never hurts to read more glowing praise from abroad.
Some lucky diners were accidentally given a very expensive bottle of wine, although the restaurant in question handled the situation rather well.
We know we’re a thirsty bunch, but how does South Africa shape up against the world’s biggest wine-producing countries? There’s good news and bad news.
It doesn’t get much better than a day out in Franschhoek, which is why wine lovers are looking forward to the end of the month.
With the conditions at the bottom of the ocean being somewhat optimal for fine wine and champagne storage, coupled with the frequency of these stories, one almost gets the feeling like they may have been planned.
Just as you’ve gained enough confidence to simply say, “I don’t know much about wine, but I love this”; along comes wine pairing.