2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

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ROBBERT

KOENE

PRODUCTION

ABIGAIL

DONNELLY

FOOD

ASSISTANT

JACQUELINE BURGESS

COMPILED

BY

MICHELLE COBURN

44 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019

DRINK LIKE A PRO

SA’s favourite braai wines

Therearefiveorsixwinesyou’reguaranteedtoseeatanybraaiworthitswors.HauteCabriere’sblend,

check. Beyerskloof Pinotage, check. We asked the experts to pick their favourite from Woolies’ top six

TABLE TALK

KateEls

TRAVELANDWINEWRITER

Whatwillyoubesippingthis

HeritageDay?I’llopenTheChocolate

BlockbyBoekenhoutskloof.Itsdeep

flavourscomplementredmeat,soit’sideal

fora thickrib-eyesteak,preferablydry-

agedandwithplentyofmarbledfat.

Nobraaiisthesamewithout...

Mielies,withplentyofbutter.

Tomarinateornottomarinate?

I nevermarinateredmeat,butfindchicken

andfishbothneed it to prevent them from

getting too dry.

THECUSTOMERS’CHOICE

Woolies’seniorwinebuyerRebeccaConstable

knowsexactlywhatyou’llbedrinkingthis

HeritageDay,becausetherearesomeclassicsyou

addtoyourbasketeveryyear.Herinsider’sinfo

revealsthatthesearethesixtreffersWoolies’

customerslove,sowedecidedtosharethem

withourexpertsandaskthemtopicka favourite

1.DiemersdalSauvignonBlanc

(R79.99):Crispandzesty,it’sa winner

withfishonthecoals.2.Beyerskloof

Pinotage(R94.99):Itsjuicyblack

berryflavoursarea matchforredmeat.

3.WoolworthsHouseMerlot

(R54.99):Softtanninsandripefruit

flavours– theultimateeasydrinker.

4.TheChocolateBlock(R239.99)

A bighitterbyBoekenhoutskloofin

Franschhoek.5.HauteCabrière

ChardonnayPinotNoir(R99.99)

Everyonelovessippingit onits

own– ortryit withgrilledchicken.

6.DeWetshofLimestoneHill

Chardonnay(99.99)It’sunwooded

withcitrusnotes– anall-timefavourite

fromRobertson.

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