• Wine Cellar tasters have determined SA’s luxury pick of the crop… Last week 74 tasters assembled in Cape Town and Johannesburg as Wine Cellar – fine wine merchants hosted their second luxury white taste-off. Ten of SA’s most expensive and luxurious wines were blind-tasted and the public tasters ranked these in order of their favourite to least favourite wines. The order of the wines was random and tasters were unaware of the line-up. The results from Johannesburg were combined with those from Cape Town and the live announcement was made to tasters in both cities over Skype as well as…

    With #MixlikeaBosch, six readers can experience a once-in-a-lifetime cooking competition where one lucky winner will walk away with a new Bosch OptiMUM kitchen machine valued at R12 999 and be featured in F&HE with their winning recipe! In 1886, Robert Bosch founded the “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering” in Stuttgart, Germany. This was the birth of the superior-quality range of kitchen appliances we know today. Along with its innovative strength and social commitment, Bosch Home Appliances is developing products that focus on green technologies and user convenience. One such product that sets Bosch apart is its new and…

    “Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.” Aristophanes (Greek poet, b. 448 BC) Café Cru at Montecasino is celebrating the multi-faceted delights of wine with friendly and informal monthly ‘wine on the couch’ tasting evenings for all wine lovers. Andrew Richard, Deputy GM of Southern Sun Montecasino, says wine is an important part of Tsogo Sun’s overall beverage offering, particularly in light of the group’s significant purchases at the annual Cape Winemakers Guild wine auction. Tsogo Sun has taken top honours for wines purchased by a single bidder at…

    This moreish cake is the perfect dessert. For a halaal or child-friendly version, simply substitute the rum with extra pineapple juice. ALSO TRY: Vanilla, coconut and plum cupcakes…

    It is often said that when two worlds come together, they create something magical, or simply extraordinary.  For us, this is the absolute truth behind the new 12-year-old single malt; The Macallan Double Cask. This is a single malt which tells the story of a journey; a story which brings together different worlds.  To create Double Cask, The Macallan brings new oak from America across thousands of miles to Spain, where oak casks are crafted and sherry seasoned before travelling to the distillery on Speyside to mature for a minimum of twelve years. These whiskies are then harmoniously united with…