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Wine, food and lifestyle blog covering the best of Paarl and the Cape Winelands.
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2 hours 8 min agoJuly 22, 2010
11:36
Team building at Riebeek Valley Hotel
There’s nothing that quite dampens one’s spirit as a poor venue when you leave the office on a Friday afternoon to spend the weekend away with all of your colleagues on a company team building excursion. So when the Rocketseed team decided the time is nigh for such a weekend, I can only imagine that [...]
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09:17
Cradock Flower Shop Competition
Wine time again!! A new flower shop in Cradock in the Karoo, is looking for a name and you can win 6 x bottles of wine if your suggestion is the chosen one. Put your thinking caps on and let the creative juices flow. We will give you two weeks from today to come up [...]
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July 20, 2010
10:41
Saddle of Lamb Roast
Lamb roast reminds me of Sunday lunch during my childhood and believe or not, this was the first meal I cooked for a dinner party – after I phoned my Mother to find out how to cook it! Remember as I said before – if I can cook it, anybody can! This recipe serves about 4 [...]
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10:03
Storming the Bastille (Festival)….
After absolutely freezing weather, Saturday dawned; beautiful, sunny, blue skies and wind still. Living in Paarl, we are already out in the country but going through to Franschhoek for the day is always something to look forward to. We passed wine farms on the way all decked out in red, blue and white. The town [...]
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July 19, 2010
17:01
Turning Farm Workers into Shareholders
The wine lands do not have a glowing reputation for engaging in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).Too often, young BEE wine companies are left to sink or swim and can quickly become isolated, with little capital or experience. Despite the view that nothing is being done, an increasing number of wine farms are engaging in transformation. [...]
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July 16, 2010
15:39
Nederburg is ….well, Nederburg.
Like the jingle about braaivleis, rugby, sunny skies and Chevrolet, Nederburg has always just been there. My first “illegal” drinking experience happened with Nederburg wine at a fondue at the age of 17. The first bottle of wine I ever bought was a bottle of Nederburg Baronne and the first bottle I ever bought as a [...]
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July 14, 2010
12:30
My Wine Rack
I don’t always like all the wines that I taste or are offered to drink, but I only ever violently dislike a wine if there is something wrong with it. When that happens, I talk to the person in charge and see if I can’t taste a different bottle – only then will I decide [...]
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July 8, 2010
10:24
Writing History – World Cup virgins Netherland or Spain?
The Netherlands’ progress to their third World Cup final with the win setting up a showdown with Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Sunday 11 July. The Dutch lost both of their previous finals in 1974 and 1978 to hosts West Germany and Argentina respectively and Dirk Kuyt wants Holland to make history and win [...]
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09:05
Are we rip off artists?
We have come across the following article and were shocked at the cheek of the restaurant in question. After checking the availability of the 1982 Vriesenhof, pricing The Chocolate Block and the KWV Roodeberg, we have come to the conclusion that this restaurant is trying to scare off tourists and to undermine the hard won [...]
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July 7, 2010
10:38
Walking, walking, oh, the joy of walking!
Swinging down the tawny lanes with head held high; The poem The Walkers, brought to mind an image of Sandra Kriek, striding up ahead while I was doing “Historical Stellenbosch on Foot” I must admit, walking will do in a pinch, but I am more of a stroller or an ambler type of person while window-shopping [...]
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09:36
A Traditional Feast for the World Cup Final
As we are in the final stretch of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, let us go out with a traditional bang and have something for everyone with enough preparation time beforehand so everybody can sit and watch the final without having to tend to braai fires or stoveplates. Here goes and may the best team [...]
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July 1, 2010
15:03
Winner of our photoshoot!
This gorgeous photo of Janro and the Boerboel Ben was sent in by Mrs S Gerber of Hopefield. They were visiting her parents on their farm in Cradock, the Karoo, when this photo opportunity presented itself. With the lyrics to the Michael Jackson song – BEN – this was a sure winner! Ben, the two of [...]
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14:26
My Wine Rack
Let’s see, not really a Brandy fan but we received a really cool promotional item this week together with a recipe for a cocktail – yes, you guessed it – Cocktail Shaker. Unpacking the gift, we found a Cinnamon stick, 2 Rooibos Tea teabags, one Granny Smith Apple and a 50ml bottle of Flight of the [...]
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11:32
I am mourning the passing of a friend ..
While the black umbrellas drip silver raindrops and the grey clouds hang low and Oaks bleakly reach upwards and the vineyards wait naked for a Spring that is still ages away …. She died … in my arms. Shirma was 19 – old for a cat – and she was my friend. I would feel the [...]
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June 17, 2010
15:28
Restore, Renew & Recuperate body, mind & spirit …..
in the peaceful surroundings of Cathbert Country Inn, a spectacular Bed & Breakfast cum Guesthouse Retreat in Simondium, between Paarl and Franschhoek. Cathbert Country Inn, run by Aubrey and Lynne, is situated in a magnificent position high up on the slopes of the majestic Simonsberg with spectacular vistas across vineyards to the immense Boland Mountains. Follow the [...]
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13:37
…neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night,
nor the winds of change, nor a nation challenged, will stay the fans from watching their teams go through to the semi finals and finals in the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup! Okay, so I am plowing with someone else’s oxen by using this amended phrase but what the hey … Soccer World Cup in South [...]
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June 15, 2010
13:09
Two days from the diary of Route 62…..
A group of us is on another trip with Cape Winelands, this time we will be exploring the Robertson Wine Valley and Langeberg Municipal area. I did not quite know what to pack, I am used to sunshine weather this time of year, but it is raining, so what now? I packed my gumboots, shorts [...]
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June 14, 2010
16:48
My Wine Rack
It is absolutely freezing here and me not a great fan of sweet and fortified wines, is having a bit of a problem. Not in the mood for a Red and too lazy to make coffee and too grown up for Hot Chocolate with little marshmallows…. Luckily I remembered a bottle of My Wyn Amber 2009 [...]
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16:18
Moroccan Lamb stew with Sweet Potatoes, Chickpeas and Dried Fruit
Zelda Furstenburg shared her recipe with us. Moroccan Lamb stew with Sweet Potatoes, Chickpeas and Dried Fruit Ingredients 1 tablespoon sunflower / olive oil 450 g Stewing lamb 1 onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely crushed 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon tumeric 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1/4 cup seedless raisins / sultanas 2 [...]
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June 9, 2010
14:36
Have a ball at the Mall … this June and July
Have a Ball at the Mall entertainment this School Holiday Come on kids, you can play soccer, or foosball, do some ten pin bowling, bat and Velcro ball games and any other ball game to keep you busy this holiday. Trained child minders will watch you while Mom and Dad are doing the shopping. [...]
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