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The grapes come from a small vineyard block on a rocky slope beneath Bain’s Kloof Pass that is windy and open to the elements. They were handpicked and the wine was matured in 50% new French oak barrels for 14 months. This delicious wine with its rich, dark purple colour has violets, spice and aniseed aromas. The tannins are firm and well integrated. It was bottled in September 2008. It is one of only three Malbec wines produced in Wellington.

Two Cape wineland restaurants, Le Quartier Francais (No 37) and La Colombe (No 38) made the new World’s 50 Best Restaurants List in 2009. Next is Asador Etxebarri (No 39) in Spain – a venue renowned for the “primitive cuisine” of Victor Arguinzoniz, a former fire fighter turned chef who has set the culinary world on fire by cooking over an open flame. Is there a braaivleis chef out there to challenge the dominance of the high-tech gastronomy of el Bulli (No 1) and

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Given the shaky state of the economy at present, many people are trying to find ways to increase their income and protect themselves in case their job is subject to a round of layoffs or outright elimination by companies looking to cut [...]

I’ve heard many “success experts” say you’ve got to have a certain type of personality to really find success. There’s nothing further from the truth. Yes, some personalities may be more advantageous than others. But you can find success regardless of your personality.

The challenge of stiff competition from winemakers around the world plus a belt-tightening global economy have South African winemakers, like their global counterparts, racking their brains about how to make their wines the products of choice for consumers in key markets. 
Something off the beaten path is called for. And with its course Dirty Hands – [...]

Peri-Peri Chicken Livers are probably my all time favorite Friday night snack, Quick to make and superbly tasty

 
1 large onion — chopped2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or peri-peri powder250 grams chicken livers, cleaned and halved1 tablespoon brandysalt and pepper

 
Saute the onion in the oil. Add the cayenne pepper or peri-peri. Add the chicken [...]

If the history of South Africa is in large part one of increasing racial divisiveness, today it can also be seen as the story of – eventually – a journey through massive obstacles towards the creation, from tremendous diversity, of a single nation whose dream of unity and common purpose is now capable of realisation.

The lion population in Africa has been reduced by half since the early 1950s. Today, some estimate that fewer than 21,000 remain in all of Africa.