My Boozy Kitchen

04/09/2026

Durbanville Hills earns its first-ever 95-point score from Tim Atkin MW for The Tangram White 2024, with seven wines scoring 90 points or higher.

Durbanville Hills earns its first-ever 95-point score from Tim Atkin MW for The Tangram White 2024, with seven wines scoring 90 points or higher.

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Could Pandemonium wine shake up your dinner table? Meet Bellingham’s playful new range of four characterful wines made for sharing and fun.

What do a Wild Peacock, a Flying Dog, a Dandelion and a Sleepy Bull have in common? And no, this isn’t the beginning of a very questionable farmyard joke. Rather they’re the four rather wonderfully named wines making up Pandemonium, the new range from Bellingham Wines ; and if their names are an...

01/09/2026

Discover how batch cocktails can transform your dinner table, with bitters adding unexpected flavour and sparking conversation.

What if your cocktail could do more than simply fill a glass? What if it could actually start a conversation? We’ve become pretty good at gathering around the dinner table, but cocktails have traditionally had us doing something rather different — disappearing from it. Someone orders a drink, so...

26/08/2026

Have you been to Slanghoek Wine Cellar brand new tasting room. What a wineover! 🥰😍🤩 IYKYK

This may just be my new favourite hangout. Surround Mountain views, nothing but blue skies, sleeping vineyards and of course wine and very tasty charcuterie.

They also have a marshmallow or pesto wine pairing.

05/08/2026

There are few things more South African than rugby, good food, great wine, and a table full of people ready to debate every referee's decision. 🇿🇦🏉🍷

To get into the spirit for South Africa 🇿🇦 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 this Saturday (8 August), I went all in with homemade Argentine empanadas, plankie steak smothered in fresh chimichurri... and a bottle of Alvi's Drift 221 Pinotage.

But this Pinotage comes with a really cool story.

In 1928 the All Black rugby team where dubbed the "INVINCIBLES" arrived on the shores of South Africa. The rugby world was rocked when 19 yr old Alvi van der Merwe scored the his first try in history against the All Black on African Soil. Oupa Alvi was selected as the 221st player to wear green and gold and to play for the Springboks.

So every bottle in the 221 range carries that remarkable legacy forward. 🍷🏉

And the wine? Pure South African character in a glass.

The 221 Pinotage pours a deep ruby red with aromas of ripe red and black fruit, black cherries, prunes, cured meats, baking spice and a gentle hint of musty forest floor.

There's also a subtle touch of vanilla oak and to***co that draws you in before the first sip.

On the palate it's rich, bold and beautifully velvety with a fine tannin structure, medium acidity and a wonderfully smooth texture.

Layers of plum, black cherry, blueberry, cranberry, dark chocolate and warm baking spices unfold, along with something mysteriously savoury like beetroot?

All the while delicate oak and to***co linger into a long finish with an irresistible whisper of roasted coffee.

It's dry, expressive and exactly the kind of Pinotage I want beside a fire while shouting at the television during a Springbok test.

Now... as for Argentina... let's hope they play rugby a whole lot better than they played football. 😏⚽➡️🏉 IYKYK

Whether you're backing the Boks from the stadium, the couch or around the braai, raise a glass to the legends who wore the jersey before today's heroes. That's what the 221 Range is all about.

💚💛 Score prediction time!
👇 Drop your final score below... and tell me what's in your glass.🏉 Who's taking it on Saturday?

22/07/2026

Why Bitters Are the Secret Ingredient Every Great Rum Cocktail Needs

There was a time when making a cocktail was pretty straightforward. Pick your spirit, add a mixer, throw in some ice and call it a day. But these days? Cocktail lovers are paying attention to the little things, and that's exactly what makes all the difference. Whether you're ordering a drink at your favourite cocktail bar or shaking one up in your own kitchen, there's a growing appreciation for flavour, balance and craftsmanship....

There was a time when making a cocktail was pretty straightforward. Pick your spirit, add a mixer, throw in some ice and call it a day. But these days? Cocktail lovers are paying attention to the little things, and that’s exactly what makes all the difference. Whether you’re ordering a drink at ...