Skip to content
Close Menu

Swirl and Spice

Appreciation for Food and Wine with Sophistication, Elegance & Finesse

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Articles
  • Privacy Policy
  • Seek Help

Follow Us On Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Categories

  • Accommodation
    • Karoo 1 Hotel Village
    • Paul Wallace Wines and Guest Cottages
    • Slanghoek Mountain Resort
    • The Cellars-Hohenort
    • Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
    • Voormanshuis | Creation
  • Activities
    • Blaauwklippen Farm Shop & Deli
    • Deep South Supply Company
    • Fitch & Leedes
    • Fontignac Glassware
    • Gecko Rock
    • Ghenwa’s Culinary Club
    • Juicy Delicious
    • Long Shadows Farm
    • Newlands Brewery
    • South Africa Mushroom Farmers Association SAMFA
    • Stellenbosch on Stage
    • The Galileo Open Air Cinema
    • Tim Atkin Report 2021
    • Wine Cellar Fine Wine Merchants
  • Cultivar
    • Bag in Box
    • Beer
    • Brandy
    • Cabernet Franc
    • Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Cape Blend
    • Cape Vintage
    • Champagne
    • Chardonnay
    • Chenin Blanc
    • Cider
    • Cinsaut
    • Da Luca Prosecco
    • Demi-Sec
    • Gewürztraminer
    • Gin
    • Grappa
    • Grenache Noir
    • Late Harvest
    • Liqueur
    • Low Alcohol
    • Malbec
    • Merlot
    • Methode Cap Classique
    • Moscato
    • Nebbiolo
    • Non-alcoholic Sparkling Wine
    • Non-alcoholic Wine
    • Pinot Grigio
    • Pinot Noir
    • Pinotage
    • Prosecco
    • Red Blend
    • Richland Rum
    • Riesling
    • Rose
    • Rum
    • Sauvignon Blanc
    • Shiraz
    • Sparkling Wine
    • Syrah
    • Tequila
    • Tinta Amarela
    • Tinta Barocca
    • Touriga Nacional
    • Valdo Prosecco
    • Whiskey
    • White Blend
    • Wine in a Can
    • Zinfandel
  • Event
    • Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar
    • Chardonnay Day
    • Chateau Libertas
    • Diners Club Year Awards
    • Food Lover’s Market
    • Franschhoek Bastille Festival
    • Franschhoek Uncorked Festival
    • Grenache Day
    • Heritage Day
    • International Merlot Day
    • International Port Wine Day
    • International Sauvignon Blanc Day
    • Into the Karoo
    • Muratie Summer Wine Down
    • Pinotage and Biltong Festival
    • Pinotage Day
    • Platter’s 5-Star Tasting
    • Power of Pink Campaign
    • SA Bar Awards
    • SA Young Wine Show
    • Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top10 Challenge
    • Stellenbosch Hills Sense of Place Wines
    • Stellenbosch Soiree
    • StreetSmart SA
    • The Marine Bottomless Friday
    • Ubuntu Sommelier Trophy
    • Vegan Day
    • Wine Town Stellenbosch
    • Winter Of Wander
  • Food
    • ArtiChoc Creative Café
    • Balducci
    • Banhoek Chilli Oil
    • Bombay Brasserie at Taj Cape Town
    • Cheverells Farm
    • Fat Butcher Stellenbosch
    • Gåte Restaurant at Quoin Rock
    • Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers and Ribs
    • Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort
    • Gusto Urban Italian
    • La Petite Ferme
    • Le Siemma Café Bistrot
    • Marcel’s Frozen Yoghurt
    • Moody Lagoon at Benguela Cove
    • Pizzaway
    • Terra del Capo Antipasti Bar
    • The Grill Room at Val du Charron
    • The Manor Restaurant at Nederburg Wines
    • The Melting Pot
    • Tokara Deli
    • Truth Coffee
    • Tryn Restaurant
    • Veldskoen Padstal
    • Whattaburger
    • Wings & Things
  • News
  • Padstal / Farm stall
    • Veldskoen Padstal
  • Recipes
    • Creamy Chicken and Mushroom
    • Dark Chocolate Truffle Tart With FAT bastard Pinotage
    • Duck & Mushroom Pancakes
    • Fat Bastard Rosé Enjoyed With Vanilla French Toast
    • Fillet With Peppercorn Sauce Paired With Journey’s End The Huntsman Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache
    • French Mille-Feuille
    • Grilled Vegetable Platter with Yoghurt & Herb Dressing
    • Lentil & Mushroom Burger with Mushroom Bun
    • Lentil & Mushroom Stew on Butter Bean Mash
  • Region
    • Bonnievale
      • Bonnievale Wines
    • Bot River
      • Beaumont Family Wines
    • Breedekloof
      • Bergsig Wine Estate
      • Bosjes
      • Botha Kelder
      • Jason’s Hill Private Cellar
      • Monks Gin
      • Mountain Ridge Wines
      • Olifantsberg Family Vineyards
      • Opstal Wine Estate and Restaurant
      • Slanghoek Wine Cellar
    • Calitzdorp
      • De Krans Wines
    • Cape Agulhas
      • Lomond Wines
    • Cape Town, CBD
      • Clifton Gin
      • Sugarbird®
      • Taj Cape Town
    • Ceres
      • Loxtonia
    • Constantia
      • Beau Constantia
      • Constantia Glen
      • Groot Constantia Vineyard
      • Steenberg Vineyards
    • Darling
      • Darling Cellars
      • Groote Post Vineyards
    • Durbanville
      • De Grendel Wine Estate
      • Diemersdal Wine Estate
      • Durbanville Hills
      • Groot Phesantekraal
      • Hillcrest Estate
      • Maastricht Wines
      • Nitida Wine Farm
    • Elgin Valley
      • Almenkerk Wine Estate
      • Charles Fox Cap Classique Wine Estate
      • Elgin Ridge Wines
      • Elgin Vintners
      • Highlands Road Wines
      • Idun Wines
      • Iona Wines
      • L-gin
      • Lothian Vineyards
      • Oak Valley Wine Estate
      • Oneiric Wines
      • Paul Cluver
      • Paul Wallace Wines
      • Shannon Vineyards
      • South Hill Vineyards
    • Elim
    • Franschhoek
      • Anthonij Rupert Estate
      • Atlas Swift Wines
      • Backsberg Family Wines
      • GlenWood Vineyards
      • Haute Cabrière
      • Holden Manz Wine Estate
      • L'Ormarins
      • La Motte Wine Estate
      • Leopard’s Leap Wines
      • Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines
      • My Wyn Estate
      • Paserene Winery
      • Vrede en Lust Wine Estate
    • Hemel en Aarde Valley
      • Bartho Eksteen Wines
      • Bouchard Finlayson
      • Creation Wines
      • Hermanuspietersfontein Wines
      • La Vierge Winery
      • Seven Springs Vineyards
      • Spookfontein Wines
      • Tesselaarsdal Wines
      • Whalehaven Wines
    • Hex River Valley
      • De Doorns Cellar
      • Hexkoel
      • Six Dogs Gin Distillery
    • International Wines
      • Bollinger
      • Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne
    • Malmesbury
      • Nativo Wines
    • Mpumalanga
      • Guardian African Gin
    • Paarl
      • Brookdale Estate
      • Druk My Niet Wine Estate
      • Glen Carlou Wine Estate
      • KWV
      • Landskroon Wines
      • Nederburg Wine Estate
      • Nelsons Creek Wine Estate
      • Roodeberg (KWV)
    • Robertson
      • Bushmanspad Estate
      • De Wetshof Wine Estate
      • Fat Bastard Wines
      • Four Cousins
      • Rhino Run Wines
      • Robertson Winery
      • Skyline Wines
      • Tangled Tree Wines
      • Van Loveren Family Vineyards
      • Zandvliet Wine Estate
    • Somerset West
      • Flagstone Wines
      • Journey’s End Vineyards
      • Onderkloof Wine Estate
      • The Garajeest
    • Stellenbosch
      • Avondale Wine
      • Avontuur Wine Estate
      • Bellevue Wine Estate
      • Blaauwklippen Vineyards
      • Delaire Graaff Estate
      • Delheim Wines
      • Distell
      • Dornier Wines
      • Eikendal Vineyards
      • Ernie Els Wines
      • Glenelly Estate
      • Groenland Wines
      • Haskell Vineyards
      • Hazendal Wine Estate
      • Jordan Wine Estate
      • Kanu Wines
      • Keermont Wines
      • Ken Forrester Wines
      • Knorhoek Wine Farm
      • Kunjani Wines
      • Louisvale
      • Middelvlei Wine Estate
      • Mooiplaas Wine Estate
      • Morgenster Wine Estate
      • Mulderbosch Vineyards
      • Muratie Wine Estate
      • Post House Wines
      • Quoin Rock
      • Raats Family Wines
      • Rainbows End Estate
      • Remhoogte Wine Estate
      • Rust en Vrede Wine Estate
      • Seven Sisters Vineyards
      • Simon Wine Emporium
      • Stellenbosch Hills Wines
      • Stellenview Premium Wines
      • Tokara Wine Estate
      • Van Ryn’s Distillery
      • Villiera Wines
      • Vriesenhof
      • Waterford Estate
      • Webersburg Wine Estate
      • Yonder Hill Wines
    • Swartland
      • Allesverloren Wines
      • Ormonde Vineyards
    • Touws River
      • Gecko Rock
    • Tulbagh
      • Krone MCC
    • Villiersdorp
      • Villiersdorp Winery
    • Vinimark
      • Barista Wines
    • Voor Paardeberg
      • Ayama Wines
      • Paardeberg
      • Perdeberg Winery
      • Vondeling Wines
    • Walker Bay
      • Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
    • Wellington
      • Bosman Family Vineyard
      • Doolhof Wine Estate
      • Dunston Estate
      • The James Sedgwick Distillery
      • Val du Charron Wine Estate
      • Welgegund Wines
    • Worcester
      • Balance Wines
      • De Kleipot
      • De Wet Cellar
      • Eagle’s Cliff Wine Cellar
      • Nuy Winery
      • Stettyn Family Vineyards
      • Survivor Wines
Menu

Swirl and Spice

Category: Event

Caroline’s White Wine & Cap Classique Review 2022
October 23, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar

Caroline’s White Wine & Cap Classique Review 2022

Summer is the time for picnics and beach days. Whether it’s crisp whites for al fresco dining, bold Chardonnays to […]

Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration With Wine Concepts
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration With Wine Concepts

Wine Concepts presented their 10th exclusive Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration in collaboration with The Vineyard Hotel whilst celebrating International […]

Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration
September 22, 2022 Leave a Comment by Glen Hunt Chardonnay

Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration

Wine Concepts is presenting their 10th exclusive Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Celebration in collaboration with The Vineyard Hotel who celebrate […]

Shiraz SA Announces New Trophy To Celebrate Decade Of Shiraz SA Challenge
August 18, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

Shiraz SA Announces New Trophy To Celebrate Decade Of Shiraz SA Challenge

Shiraz SA revealed the winners of the 10th annual Shiraz SA Challenge on Wednesday 17 August 2022 in Paarl. In […]

The Marine  Presents The Final Winter Gourmet Food & Wine Event With Lomond Wines
August 16, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

The Marine  Presents The Final Winter Gourmet Food & Wine Event With Lomond Wines

The Marine  in Hermanus promises to deliver gourmet gold once more at the final food and wine pairing dinner of […]

The Cellars-Hohenort And Steenberg Vineyards Present A “Women In Wine” Food And Wine Pairing
August 15, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

The Cellars-Hohenort And Steenberg Vineyards Present A “Women In Wine” Food And Wine Pairing

The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel is collaborating with Steenberg Vineyards to present a gastronomic wine pairing dinner on Friday 26 August 2022. […]

The Trophy Wine Show public tasting is back!
August 14, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

The Trophy Wine Show public tasting is back!

After two years of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions The Trophy Wine Show, now brought to you by Investec, is delighted to […]

Cab Franc Carnival 2022
August 5, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

Cab Franc Carnival 2022

Cab Franc Carnival on 27 August at Vrede en Lust Showing Some of the Best In SA The fourth Cab […]

Dine Durbanville To Host Its Latest Showcase Of Stellar Food And Wine
August 3, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

Dine Durbanville To Host Its Latest Showcase Of Stellar Food And Wine

The Durbanville Wine Valley’s popular wine and dine event returns in August with an exciting new line-up and splendid collaboration […]

Caroline’s Red Wine Review 2022
August 2, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar

Caroline’s Red Wine Review 2022

Caroline’s Red Wine Review 2022, a world-class showcase of the crème-de-la-crème of Cape red wine presented by Cape Town’s legendary […]

Trade Winds Wine Wins Trophy For Best Sauvignon Blanc At The 2022 Trophy Wine Show
July 23, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

Trade Winds Wine Wins Trophy For Best Sauvignon Blanc At The 2022 Trophy Wine Show

Trade Winds Sauvignon Blanc 2021 triumphed as the best Sauvignon Blanc at the 2022 Trophy Wine Show, winning the Sunday […]

An Evening of Fine Wines at the Stellenbosch Cabernet Collective’s Johannesburg Event
July 19, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

An Evening of Fine Wines at the Stellenbosch Cabernet Collective’s Johannesburg Event

30 July 2022 Known as South Africa’s Cabernet Sauvignon Capital, Gauteng wine enthusiasts can look forward to an evening of […]

The Results | The Trophy Wine Show brought to you by Investec 2022
July 15, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Event

The Results | The Trophy Wine Show brought to you by Investec 2022

The Awards function for The Trophy Wine Show was hosted at Investec Cape Town on 6 July 2022. The change […]

Caroline’s Red Wine Review returns after 2-year hiatus
July 1, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar

Caroline’s Red Wine Review returns after 2-year hiatus

Caroline’s Red Wine Review 2022, the world-class showcase of the crème-de-la-crème of Cape red wine presented by Cape Town’s legendary […]

Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge Offers Winners International Exposure
June 14, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top10 Challenge

Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge Offers Winners International Exposure

For the first time in the nine-year history of the Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge, a full house […]

Franschhoek Celebrates Bastille | 16 & 17 July
June 6, 2022 Leave a Comment by Sharese Hunt Franschhoek Bastille Festival

Franschhoek Celebrates Bastille | 16 & 17 July

We are excited to announce that Franschhoek is Celebrating Bastille after a two-year hiatus, on the 16th and 17th of […]

Posts navigation

1 2 … 7 Next
Blog at WordPress.com.
Toggle Widgets
  • Follow Following
    • Swirl and Spice
    • Join 220 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Swirl and Spice
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...