If you’re living in Cape Town and happen to be free on Thursday night then why not head down to Camps Bay to attend the Charity Wines : Auction with Heart event at Summerville Restaurant.
The event costs R300 p.p  and includes a gourmet 4 course dinner, complimentary wine, entertainment & live auction with superb items [...]

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I’m really chuffed to be a finalist in this years SA Blog Awards and it’s all thanks to those of you who voted for The Cru in the nomination round - thank you so much.
For those of you who think The Cru is worth your vote - please can you click on the badge below and [...]

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Last year I attended the inaugural Oesfees at Solms Delta in Franschhoek and can report that It was an absolute blast - so much so that I vowed to go every year from then on.
This year it seems like it’s going to even bigger and better - with tickets already selling like Huguenot hot cakes.
The [...]

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There are those special moments when a bottle of wine comes along and truly amazes you and leaves you somewhat tongue tied.
Perhaps its the anticipation of the wine or the ambiance of the setting that elevates it to ‘memorable’ status. Maybe it’s the food that compliments it or the weather at the time. In my [...]

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This - my friends - is the World’s Most Complicated Corkscrew.

It not only opens your bottle of wine - but pours the wine for you! I’d buy one!
(Thanks to my brother Matthew for sending this to me)

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