House and Leisure - October 2015

TAKE THREE:

BLENDS TO SIP OUTSIDE

n MURATIE LAURENS CAMPHER 2014 (R120) THIS

COMBINATION OF 40 PER CENT CHENIN BLANC WITH

SAUVIGNON BLANC, VERDELHO AND VIOGNIER IS

MEMORABLE FROM THE FIRST FRESH AND ZESTY

SPLASH ON YOUR TONGUE. AS IT SPILLS INTO THE

CHEEKS IT’S CREAMY, WITH A TOUCH OF WARM OAK,

LEAVING A NOTICEABLE TANG OF PITH. IT’S BEST

ENJOYED WITH A MILD CHEESE PLATTER.

n THE GRANDE PROVENCE WHITE 2013 (R350) THE

ACIDITY OF FRUITY CHENIN IS BLENDED WITH A CREAMY

VIOGNIER, RESULTING IN A HARMONY OF LIGHT PEACH

AND CRISP MINERALITY ON THE NOSE, AND APPLE AND

OAK ON THE PALATE. IT’S A WELL-ADMIRED BLEND,

TOO, HAVING BEEN AWARDED TOP HONOURS BY UK

MAGAZINE DECANTER IN A BLIND TASTING OF CAPE

MEDITERRANEAN WHITES. SIP IT AT LUNCH TIME OVER

A FRESHLY BAKED BAGUETTE WITH PARMA HAM,

ROCKET AND A DRIZZLE OF OLIVE OIL.

n BEAU CONSTANTIA PAS DE NOM WHITE 2015 (R110)

FROM THE ELEVATED VINEYARDS AT BEAU CONSTANTIA,

PAS DE NOM IS A MOREISH GREEN WHITE WITH NOTES

OF MELON AND PEAR. THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT

TO A LAID-BACK AFTERNOON, A HANDFUL OF FRIENDS

AND A TABLE OF SPANISH STYLE TAPAS, THIS VIBRANT

BLEND CONTAINS 86 PER CENT SAUVIGNON BLANC WITH

VIOGNIER AND SEMILLON.

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IT guy Konrad

Raubenheimer

moonlights as a

winemaker under

the brand name

Stormborn from

a cellar in Riebeek

Kasteel. ‘It is a sparse

and silent landscape,’

he says of the area

that inspired the

label for Die Stilte, a

masterful Grenache.

Available at

Publik or online

at stormborn.co.za

for R140.

wine

OPEN SECRET

Spier was a little tight lipped about the

release of its new effervescent summer

sipper, with its undertones of strawberries

and hints of honey, but after its release,

which coincides with this month’s Spier

Secret Festival, 30 October, we expect that

the fruity Secret Sparkling will be on

the tip of every bubbly-lover’s tongue.

spier.co.za

FANS OF FINE PINOTAGE WILL WANT TO SECURE THEIR TICKET FOR THIS YEAR’S PINOTAGE ON TAP, WHERE DIEMERSFONTEIN’S

FAMOUS OFFERING OF THE ICONIC/SIGNATURE SOUTH AFRICAN VARIETAL FLOWS FREELY AND GUESTS AT THE WINE FARM CAN 

ENJOY LOCAL ACTS SUCH AS CRASHCARBURN AND MAJOZI. TICKETS FROM R410. DIEMERSFONTEIN.CO.ZA

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READ OUR Q&A WITH KONRAD RAUBENHEIMER

AT HOUSEANDLEISURE.CO.ZA

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COMPILED BY JESSICA ROSS

PHOTOGRAPHS ANDRE WEPENER/

PIXEL LOUNGE, ELSA YOUNG, SUPPLIED

LEISURE DRINK UP

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