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  • Sea Bass and Sauvignon

    Sea Bass and Sauvignon

    A whole sea bass braaied to perfection makes a great summertime dish. The bones help to add flavour and moisture to the flesh, while the striking grill lines on the glistening skin make the fish wonderfully presentable. The fish can be oiled, seasoned and added to a fish basket prior to cooking (this helps to…

  • Crayfish on the Braai

    Crayfish on the Braai

    Crayfish on the braai with flavour-spiked butters is a great way to step up your braai game. Crayfish meat grills beautifully, and its natural richness just gets better when drenched in butter. A delicious summer treat when enjoyed with Elgin Vintners Chardonnay. INGREDIENTS • 4 whole crayfish or 8 tails (allow 2 per person)• 250g…

  • Merlot with Mediterranean Moussaka – Reimagined

    Merlot with Mediterranean Moussaka – Reimagined

    MOUSSAKA POTJIE This August, Donnie celebrates Merlot and Moussaka. It is as easy to make this recipe on an open fire in a Dutch oven as it is to bake it in an electric oven. Don’t worry too much about getting the moussaka perfectly layered like a lasagne – the proof is ultimately in the…

  • 10 Interesting facts about Shiraz

    10 Interesting facts about Shiraz

    In the late 90’s it was declared that Shiraz actually originated in France. Using DNA testing, grapevine identification experts Carole Meredith, a professor at the University of California at Davis, and Jean-Michel Boursiquot of L’Ecole Nationale Superiore Agronomique de Montpellier, made the conclusive announcement in 2001 at a convention of the American Society of Enology…

  • Katemba Pot and Elgin Vintners Syrah for a Heart-Warming Father’s Day

    Katemba Pot and Elgin Vintners Syrah for a Heart-Warming Father’s Day

    In honour of Father’s Day, this month he serves up a hearty, beefy potjie featuring the weird but popular – and delicious – combo of Coke and wine, known across Southern Africa as Katemba.

  • Elgin Vintners Syrah 2017 Earns Gold from UK Sommeliers

    Elgin Vintners Syrah 2017 Earns Gold from UK Sommeliers

    An elegant, cool-climate New World wine with Old World charm, Elgin Vintners Syrah 2017 was awarded Gold in the Sommelier Wine Awards recently – the only wine competition in the UK focused exclusively on wines for the hospitality trade. The competition is judged by leading sommeliers and on-trade wine buyers, including Master Sommeliers and Masters…

  • Jan Braai’s Pulled Pork Burgers & Elgin Vintners Pinot Noir

    Jan Braai’s Pulled Pork Burgers & Elgin Vintners Pinot Noir

    Pulled pork is amazingly simple and affordable to make. The number of guests you will be able to serve from this recipe depends on the size of the deboned pork shoulder. You will require a number 2 or number 3 three-legged pot or a number 10 Dutch Oven (a thick-walled cast iron cooking pot with…

  • Mushroom Risotto with Ridgelands Pinot Noir

    Mushroom Risotto with Ridgelands Pinot Noir

    Ingredients: 25 ml Olive oil 25 ml Butter 1 Onion, finely chopped 2 Cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Cup Arborio rice 500g Mushrooms, roughly chopped ½ Cup white wine 4 Cups Chicken stock ½ Cup Parmesan Cheese Freshly ground black pepper and salt Thyme (optional for garnish) Method: Use your favourite braai wood to make…

  • 10 Things to do at Elgin Vintners after Lockdown

    10 Things to do at Elgin Vintners after Lockdown

    Lockdown cabin fever getting to you yet? Dreaming of big blue skies, soaring mountains, long roads and tall forests, crisp clean air, lush green orchards, and vineyards – anything but the view of your own backyard? Now is the perfect time to plot a post-lockdown escape, to plan for some getting out there and exploring…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Pinot Noir

    10 Interesting Facts About Pinot Noir

    Elgin Valley the ideal Cape Winelands region to grow Pinot Noir very successfully. We love Pinot Noir!