Food & Home Entertaining – September 2019

Most people know that Pinotage is a cross between

two different grape varieties, namely pinot noir and

cinsaut (also known as heritage grapes), but it’s fairly

unusual for hybrid cultivars to be created this way.

The process of vine grafting is generally employed

rather than cross-pollination, which is from seed.

One of the world’s most famous and successful

grape varieties was also born this way – cabernet

sauvignon is a cross of cabernet franc and sauvignon

blanc – and Pinotage is hot on its heels.

cross-pollination

JARGON UNRAVELLED

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Springtime makes us think of

apple blossoms and sweet scents

in the air, which is why Frankie’s

Candy Apple Crush is going to

be high on our shopping list this

September! The latest flavour to

join Frankie’s delicious selection

of yesteryear-themed carbonated

soft drinks, sipping on Frankie’s

Candy Apple Crush makes for

a fruity and tangy way to kick

off the season. And don’t forget

about the other five tempting

options in the Frankie’s range:

Cinnamon Cola, Original Cream

Soda, Traditional Ginger Beer,

Old Style Root Beer and Cloudy

Lemonade. Available at leading

supermarket retailers nationwide

for a recommended retail price

of R9,99 per 400ml. For more

product details, visit clover.co.za.

Toast to the onset of spring with

these elegant varietals...

BOUCHARD FINLAYSON

SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018,

R120

Hailing from the famed

Hemel-en-Aarde winery, the

Bouchard Finlayson Sauvignon

Blanc 2018 is beautifully fragrant

with a palate of tropical fruit,

granadilla, guava and litchi.

BOSJES CHARDONNAY

RESERVE 2018, R270

It’s a showstopper. Delectable

stone fruits like tangerine,

peach and apricot play against a

backdrop of citrus. Creamy and

mouth-coating, it has a dry finish

with a lime-tinged acidity.

DE WETSHOF LIMESTONE HILL

CHARDONNAY 2019, R95

Calling all oyster lovers! One

of South Africa’s most loved

unwooded chardonnays, it was

recently named “Oyster Wine

of the Year” by an organisation

of Japanese sommeliers. It’s a

beautiful expression of the varietal

in its purest form, with no oak to

mask it. It has pure fruit flavours, a

creamy, leesy, chalky texture and

a lingering finish. Top stuff – and,

yes, it goes brilliantly with oysters.

Light whites

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