Food pairing: Venison Carpaccio, Beetroot textures, Essence of mushrooms, Parmesan Espuma
Goes great with: Cormack HJC Syrah. Beetroot and Mushroom Textures INGREDIENTS: For the Beetroot Puree: Salt 50 ml Olive Oil 2 Beetroots For the Golden Beetroot Pickled: 1 bunch of golden baby beetroots 50ml Water 50ml Vinegar 2 teaspoons Salt 2 teaspoons Sugar For the Diced Beetroot Blocks: 2 Tablespoons […]
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Food pairing: Bobotie with Major’s Hill Pinotage
Slow Braised Beef Bobotie A well-loved South African speciality, this delicious bobotie is the perfect match for another local favourite, Pinotage. The sweet, spicy and fragrant flavours of the bobotie are beautifully illuminated by the gamey wine, and brought to the fore in this bold pairing. We love: Major’s Hill Pinotage, an […]
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Food pairing: Braised Beef Pie with Major’s Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
Braised Beef Pies! These braised beef pies have all the elements that make up the ultimate comfort food: buttery soft mash potatoes, a rich beef filling – all encased in feather light, golden pastry. We recommend washing down with a smooth, structured vino that really holds its own, such as the Major’s Hill Cabernet Sauvignon. […]
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Food pairing: Asian Beef Sliders with Catchpole & Co. El Caliz Malbec
Asian Beef Sliders with Pickled Salad & Hand Cut Fries East meets South (America!) in this delightful food and wine pairing. These Asian beef sliders work beautifully with a dark and decadent Malbec; a gorgeous varietal for which we have Argentina to thank for making a world-wide favourite. We love: Catchpole & Co El Caliz […]
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Chile’s Best Carmenère
If Germany is Riesling, Burgundy is Pinot Noir and New Zealand is Sauvignon Blanc, then Chile is Carmenère. *Casa Silva is 100% family-owned and managed, and the most awarded Chilean winery in the world. They were the “Chilean Winery of the Year 2013”. *This Micro Terroir Carmenère won “Best Carmenère of Chile Trophy” at the […]
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Double the Pleasure! A Best-Seller now in Magnum.
Introducing the best-selling Catchpole & Co Woodward Ridge Unwooded Chardonnay in Magnum The old adage ‘dynamite comes in small packages’ may apply to a lot of things; a Habanero chilli, a diamond ring – hell – even Tom Cruise. But if we’re talking wine, I think we can agree it’s one case where the size […]
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Food pairing: Chicken Parmesan and Dauphines with Land of Hope Chenin Blanc Reserve
An award-Judges favourite like the Land of Hope Reserve demands a tasty dish to go with it, and this recipe created by Craig Cormack is perfect! It’s easy to prepare, but looks fantastic with the grilled carrots, dauphine potatoes and micro greens. We love: The acidity of the Chenin really balances the strong parmesan flavours […]
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A wine that won, and lost.
There seems to be little question that wine awards and their associated medals and other ‘bling’ attract people to buy those winning wines. It isn’t hard to understand why, “recommendations” are always at the top of reasons why we buy the things we do. A wine competition neatly fills that role: judges or experts have […]
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