A couple of weeks ago I was gifted with the latest release of Van Loveren’s Perlé de Jean. This summer sipper first caught my attention last year, when Van Loveren released the maiden vintage of South Africa’s first Perlé-styled Pinot Grigio Rosé. Paying tribute to the Retief family’s late matriarch, Jean …
I recently received some of Van Loveren’s Rhino Run wines to try. If you haven’t heard of this range yet, you can read a bit more here: Van Loveren continues its fight against poaching with its latest release Rhino Run wines (PR) What a noble cause, it is always great …
I’ve had the Tin Goose on my radar for a while now. Posts on social media showed off the unique aviator theme of this restaurant, as well as the hotel (the Aviator Hotel) – truly eye-catching. This fits in so well with the location of the restaurant and hotel, close …
I’ve been following the ‘cook your own meal kit at home’ trend for a while now. The two (US-based) podcasts I’ve been listening to religiously the past couple of months has got such a home cooking kit supplier as one of their sponsors, and it always sounded like a pretty …
I was absolutely thrilled to be invited recently to attend an intimate event hosted by Nederburg entitled ‘Table Your Story”. This exclusive dinner was to celebrate the 10 winners of Nederburg’s #TellMyStory marketing campaign. This campaign, launched in October 2018 …
Lozärn wines first caught my attention a year or so ago when I came across an article about this wine farm’s interesting and unique offering, producing Carménère (traditionally from Chile) on local soil. Seeing that I am a very visual person (in other words, I like pretty things), the super …
The first time I tasted Vondeling’s Babiana was a little more than two years ago at the Jozi Wine Route. The Jozi Wine Route initiative was unfortunately very short lived, but my fondness for Vondeling Wines, specifically the Babiana, is still going strong. So what is it about Babiana that …
I recently spend some quality time at Emerald Casino and Resort as part of a media visit. After battling Friday-afternoon Gauteng traffic (which actually wasn’t as heavy as I anticipated – but then again, I didn’t do the driving), it was a relief to be greeted warmly by the friendly …
Apart from the fact that the cooler weather is definitely triggering cravings for comfort food, I’m always keen for a real Indian food feast! That is exactly what you can expect at the newly opened Thava at Montecasino. Although I have not …
A while ago (yes, this year is just rushing by wayyyyy too fast), I was fortunate enough to be invited to a media evening at Malt Barrel & Fire at Montecasino. I have visited Malt Barrel & Fire previously, …
