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Survey involving South Africa’s top wine shops provides a few pointers

  WHAT’S YOUR favourite SA wine shop and why? Where do you shop for the best deals on South African wine? Who is most likely to have the wine you’re looking for – or good at getting you what they don’t have then and there? Your opinions and recommendations are welcome – it would be great to share them. In

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Just what kind of a wine lover are you? Might win big if you let it all out

DOES IT MATTER to you if the vines on which the grapes grew are young or old? How adventurous are you when it comes to the type of grape or the name of the cellar? What do you think about Pinotage? These are just some of the areas covered by the Great Big Wine Survey in an effort by The

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What’s not to like about Chefs Warehouse, Beau Constantia! Not much!

A GREAT restaurant by all accounts: awards aplenty, word of mouth and Cape chefs’ favourite – see here. Special food and amazing view from up on high. Although there aren’t many of South Africa’s top restaurants that require a deposit of R250 per person when making a reservation… So, the meal at Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia will set you back

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Who still reckons it pays to buy your wine direct from the farm?

A SURVEY of what top reds and whites are selling for at South Africa’s leading wine shops relative to cellar-door prices points to consistency in some areas and big discrepancies in others. Those who love to visit the wine routes might be disappointed to discover, if they aren’t already well aware, that what you pay on the farm is often

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