It was in 1652 that Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape, tasked with establishing a garden to provision VOC ships. The first vines arrived in 1655 imported from France, the Rhineland and Spain. Naturally, these were planted in the Company’s Gardens, six acres of which survive as a botanical garden in central Cape Town [...]

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The South African wine industry will celebrate its 350th year of existence in 2009. Dutch commander Jan van Riebeeck first planted vines in 1655, and on 2 February 1659, the first wine was made from Cape grapes.
 the company of wine peopleTM will commemorate the historic occasion by offering free wine tastings at our Welmoed (tel: [...]

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The No. 1 wine trend for 2009 is trading down. The theory is that, given the failing state of the economy, you, the consumer, are expected to still buy wine but spend less money per bottle, thus trading down your aspirations.
It all seems a bit condescending, coming as it does from retailers, restaurateurs and wineries [...]

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South Africa’s wine industry association and newly elected USA President Barack Obama are seen as highly influential in building public awareness about environmental issues, says UK magazine Drinks Business.�
 Both Wines of South Africa (WOSA) and President Obama were listed in the 2009 Green List of the 50 most influential drinks companies, individuals and organisations who [...]

There are good deals out there on food and wine. Which means there is high probability of you overestimating your consumption and buying too much food, some of which you have to throw out in a couple of weeks because it spoils before you can finish it.
A fridge is a shrewd piece of storage—it’s where [...]

A recent column by Malcolm Gluck (The Guardian) instigated heavy debate about wine and beer drinkers. Gluck wrote that “… beer is only drunk by losers and sadsacks, unsexy people who care nothing for their minds or their bodies.”
He said: “Beer drinkers are also terrible lovers, awful husbands, and untidy flatmates.Wine is the supercool liquid [...]

Master of Wine Tim Hanni is leading an international movement to upend traditional theories and practices of pairing wine and food, replacing them with simple, easy to understand new principles. ”
Hanni an internationally acclaimed chef, “Sensory Guru,” culinary historian, co-founder of the Napa Seasoning Company, producer of Vignon Flavor Balancing Seasoning, and one of the [...]

Steak is less likely to contribute to cancer when marinated in beer or red wine, scientists have found.
Fried and grilled meat have especially high levels of cancer-causing compounds called heterocyclic amines (HAs), produced by hot temperatures’ effect on sugars and amino acids.
However, various substances found in the kitchen can reduce HA content: research has shown [...]