About two weeks ago I was given this well designed and clever little four pack of Cafe Culture.
I had to hide the pack in my cupboard because my fiance loves the stuff and I knew it wouldn’t last long. I managed to keep it out of her hands until we went to Kirstenbosch for the [...]

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This last weekend saw some really good friends get married at Olivello Restaurant on Marianne Wine Estate.
It was a truly great wedding - great venue, great food, great wine and great people.
Congrats again to Megan and Jason (I’m learning that you always place the brides name first).
Along with all the celebrations came some cool discoveries:
Accommodation:
We [...]

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A little while back my whole family went to dinner at La Mouette in Sea Point. It was a memorable dinner for many reasons: the food, the ambiance, the wine, the company and a belated birthday celebration for my old man.
In celebration of the last point I got a couple bottles of my dad’s favourite [...]

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When I think about KWV - my immediate thought is “big co-op with no soul” producing mass market wines - harsh, but a reality in my mind and I suspect that of many others.
So when I was sent a bottle of KWV The Mentors Shiraz 2008 I was quite interested in the concept as a [...]

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Last Saturday I went wine routing with some good friends and ashamedly it’s been a while since I’ve done so.
Which is criminal if you think about it - I live on the doorstep of some of the most spectacular wine scenery in the world. I have an excuse though - for the last year I [...]

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